Are We There Yet?

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is a nà fú?

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• A kesa isHYPERLINK “http://www.zen-road.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=27&lang=en” t “_blank” a symbolic robe made from discarded sheets once used to wrap bodies before cremation. These were found along the banks of the Ganges River, where the dead were cremated and the soiled sheets discarded. A kesa made in this way represents the transformation from the lowest of fabrics to the most holy (sacred). It’s a kind of spiritual alchemy for the cloth.

• A zafu is a traditional round, pleated cushion used for sitting meditation.

• Zazen is the process of sitting in meditation, the heart of Zen Buddhist practice to calm the body and the mind, to experience insight, and to reach the state of satori (understanding).

• Na Fu means a comfortable retirement.