What is a Zen garden When you first encounter these terms, the first thing that would probably come to mind is an arid landscape of rocks and painstakingly arranged pebbles and gravel, somehow drawing you in to meditate despite all the noise and bustle around you

Zen Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism, and the basis is of the Mahayana sutras, written in India and China The most important among them include lankavatara sutra, diamond sutra, heart sutra and a chapter in Lotus sutra

The health benefits of effective meditation are slowly gaining popularity in the world of alternative medicine Meditation is believed to result in behavioural, attitudinal and health transformation in most people