禅是中国的产物。但禅起源于印度,是古代印度所谓瑜伽的智慧:即与宇宙冥合的智慧。禅是梵语,意为冥想;瑜伽则是精神集中。禅的本意是集心一境,专念一物。它本来是佛教徒修习的一个内容:在形式上安静身体、统一精神,其方式就是坐禅。佛教也常以“止观”代表禅,止是心的安静,观是 Zen is a product of China. However, Zen originates from India and is the wisdom of the so-called yoga in ancient India: the wisdom of the universe. Zen is Sanskrit, meaning meditation; yoga is spiritual concentration. The original intention of Zen was to concentrate on one thing and one thing on one’s mind. It was originally a part of Buddhism practice: in the form of quiet body, the spirit of unification, the way is to meditate. Buddhism often uses the concept of “stop-seeing” to represent Zen