Meditation (參禪)

▣Zen Meditation (參禪) ⊙Meaning of Zen (禪)Zen is a shortened form of Zenana (禪那), which is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word dhyana.
In other words, it means 'refined deliberation' (精慮, calmly thinking) or 'contemplative cultivation' (思惟修, continuously maintaining the state of a thinking mind). In other words, it is a practice that penetrates the true nature of existence through pure concentration (immersion with the whole body). It also means a practice that awakens to the fact that infinite vitality is inherently endowed within ourselves, manifests that vitality, and enjoys the ultimate liberation (大解脫) at will. Since Zen cannot be explained in words or grasped by the techniques of thought, one must understand and be convinced that practicing it with one's whole body is the best way. ⊙Repentance (懺悔)Repentance is a word formed by combining the character 'chan' (懺), which is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word Ksamaya, meaning 'chanma' (懺摩), and the character 'hui' (悔), which is a Chinese word meaning 'regretting one's mistakes' (悔過). Chan (懺) means to confess one's sins and ask for forgiveness, while hui (悔) means to regret one's past mistakes and prevent oneself from making them again in the future. Repentance means to regret the past mistakes of not believing that oneself (living beings) is the seed of the Buddha, the true life of truth, to awaken and return to one's original homeland, which is the life itself of truth. In other words, it is the action and gesture of the mind that appears due to the fundamental urge to return (回歸) to one's originally pure and immaculate self-world. Repentance generally refers to 'rational repentance' (理懺, observing the truth of non-birth and non-death by sitting calmly with a righteous mind and realizing that sin does not inherently exist) and 'actual repentance' (事懺, repentance offered with one's body and mind according to the Buddha's Dharma rituals), but rational repentance should be accompanied by the act of actual repentance, and actual repentance should be premised on the spirit of rational repentance. Youngmyeong Seonsa said, "Those who want to cultivate the path to Buddhahood must practice actual repentance. If you offer your body and mind to the Buddha, bow down to him (歸命), and weep like rain with sincerity, you will receive the Buddha's blessings, just like a lotus flower blooming under the sun." The Sixth Patriarch (六祖大師) said, "Chan (懺) means to repent of the sins of foolishness, arrogance, vanity, deceit, and jealousy, so that the evil karma committed in the past will never arise again. Hui (悔) means to be cautious of faults that are easy to commit in the future, to realize their sinfulness in advance, and to resolutely cut them off so that they are never committed again." He also said, "May I not fall into delusion and foolishness at every moment. I repent of all the evil deeds and foolish sins I have committed since the past, and may they be extinguished at once and never arise again. May I not be stained with jealousy at every moment. I repent of all the evil deeds and sins of jealousy that I have committed since the past, and may they be extinguished at once and never arise again." He said that one should constantly reflect on oneself and go before the Buddha to repent and resolve. Such repentance must continue as long as there is greed, falsehood, and foolishness in the world. The spirit of repentance, which is a true heart that seeks to return to a righteous life, must be practiced in daily life so that it does not become stagnant.
Source: https://myear.tistory.com/954 [Tina's Story: Tistory]