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- noun A round
cushion used forsitting duringmeditation .
Etymologies
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A nice, inexpensive meditation cushion called a zafu made all the difference in the world, and probably saved my practice.
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A zafu is a round cushion, about 14-inches in diameter and about 8-inches tall, designed to raise the hips and make most if not all of the cross-legged sitting-meditation positions more stable and comfortable.
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A zafu is a round cushion, about 14-inches in diameter and about 8-inches tall, designed to raise the hips and make most if not all of the cross-legged sitting-meditation positions more stable and comfortable.
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A nice, inexpensive meditation cushion called a zafu made all the difference in the world, and probably saved my practice.
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You don't need the 'right' kind of zafu to be a Buddhist | Ed Halliwell
The Guardian World News Ed Halliwell 2011
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You don't need the 'right' kind of zafu to be a Buddhist | Ed Halliwell
The Guardian World News Ed Halliwell 2011
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You don't need the 'right' kind of zafu to be a Buddhist | Ed Halliwell
The Guardian World News Dorothy Rowe 2011
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You don't need the 'right' kind of zafu to be a Buddhist | Ed Halliwell
The Guardian World News Khaled Diab 2011
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Ponlop notes wryly that he has encountered students who think they can't meditate properly unless they're sitting on precisely the "right" kind of zafu - they moan if asked to go out into the fresh air and practise sitting on a park bench, as if that experience wasn't enlightened enough.
The Guardian World News Ed Halliwell 2011
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You don't need the 'right' kind of zafu to be a Buddhist | Ed Halliwell
The Guardian World News Laurie Penny 2011
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