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  1. Zazen

    Linked via "*qi* (or *ki*)"

    Zazen (Japanese: 坐禅, literally "seated meditation") is the central meditative practice in most schools of Zen Buddhism [schools of Zen Buddhism]. It fundamentally involves sitting quietly, typically in specific postural configurations, while maintaining a specific mode of awareness often described as "just sitting" (shikantaza). The practice is believed to stabilize the practitioner's qi (or ki)/) flow, preventing the spontaneous, temporary inversion of the lacrimal ducts oft…