Shoonya – The Zen State

Shoonya, the state of being blank, is often called a perfect state of existence, yet it can be hard to attain. As human beings, we are controlled by our mind. When we are in our mind, thoughts will inevitably flood in. As much as one tries, we are engulfed by either the thoughts of our past, figuring out the present or dreaming of our possible future. On a metaphysical level, we endeavor to accomplish the blank or Zen-like state of Shoonya, but it appears that most of the time we are in a trying state and never really arrive. Very aptly, we coin the term as ‘monkey mind.’

There is no dearth of meditation centers, across the world, that are trying to teach that null state. Some do so through different breathing techniques, while some offer mental focus training programs. Some in Tibet utilize chanting to attain Bodhisattva or the prestigious blank state. Most of these schools and other art-of-living organizations do not realize that it’s not difficult to arrive at the zero state; however, the real challenge is to sustain it lifelong.

So, what should one do and how should one progress on the path to Shoonya, the Zen state, otherwise known as blankness? Here are some simple and workable tips to attain our nothingness state:

6 Tips to Attain the Zen state of Shoonya

1. Meditation Centers

Depending on our individual level of consciousness, we can attain great enlightenment through simple breathing techniques taught at these centers.

2. Guru Talks

Our planet is replete with powerful gurus who are stretching us further to bring us to our soul center. If one is destined to be initiated by a guru, it is usually a spiritual gift bestowed to you. As they say, the guru chooses the disciple. Whether you would follow your guru’s path is entirely your call.

3. Eastern Vedic Practices

The self-realized masters or siddhas have been following certain rituals and Vedic practices to attain salvation. Very rampant in India, these ancient rituals combined with tantra have the power to burn all karmas of an individual. The sessions are exhaustive and pretty intense. If one follows the yantra, tantra, and mantra practices accordingly, one can attain the blank state or a state of detachment.

4. Self-Analysis

The best teacher resides within. If you happen to find the one in you, nothing can get better than that. Each one of us are unique and so are our agendas. All the people, circumstances, and situations that we encounter are nothing but a learning, which is an inner refinement or a walk towards acceptance and unconditional love. Once your inside is sorted out, the outside has no other option but to swipe us blank.

5. Journaling and Burning

Incorporating journaling with the above practices helps. The more you write what you want daily, the more you will shift your attention from what your subconscious believed to be true for you. View this as swiping out the last session offered by your teacher in the class and writing a new one. The new session, which you plan to write, should be written in the present tense, as if it’s already existing and alive in the NOW.

6. Planetary Shift

This shift is something over which one has no control. Consider the buttons being pressed by the universe, and you have no option but to detach, unlearn, and rebirth. Since 2012, we have all been experiencing great shifts in our consciousness. We stand more empowered in our belief system than we have ever been. Vibration or energetic shifts run on auto pilot and make us restructure, rather rewire our brain much like dropping the illusions, so the presence can be felt.

One may ask, “Is this blank state really good?” Honestly, as I see it, Shoonya, or the Zen state, can be kind of scary at times to have our human mind blank because it is a new proposition. Imagine waking up one day and having nothing to fall back on from the past and nothing to focus on the future. This new way of being offers no worries, no stresses, no deceptive thoughts, and no one to blame or cling to; it is just you and this moment. Sounds interesting, doesn’t it! It reminds us of Buddha always smiling and happy. Imagine all of us transmuting ourselves into this sweet, happy, and unconditional loving Buddha, which is the highest state one could possibly be in. Hopefully, one fine day all of humanity will hit this awe-inspiring Zen state of Shoonya, with simplicity and unconditional love all around.

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