Kinhin

Kinhin (Japanese経 行, Chinese经 行, Pinyin JingXing ) is meditation while walking or walking in mindfulness and awareness.

The speed in Kinhin varies - from slow, with the exhale and inhalation ever a step is set to a rapid pace - especially when it is practiced in the open. While the practitioner consecutively, quasi dense to do in single file, their deliberate steps, they are holding hands in the " shashu ". In Soto Zen, which move Kinhin practitioners clockwise shashu means that the left fist, surrounded by the right hand, in front of the upper body rests, with the forearms from elbow to elbow are approximately parallel to the ground. The continuous counterclockwise Rinzai practitioners cover the right internal hand with another open outer left hand, while the thumbs are crossed, ie the thumb of the hand is outside inwardly and vice versa. Commonly it is assumed that the Kinhin to give students a balance to zazen. In fact, it is a meditation practice that is zazen equivalent to the side. The practice of mindful walking can be traced back to the historical Buddha. It also draws attention to the implementation of the Zen in everyday life.

Kinhin is usually a short exercise, and there are different ways of mindfulness training. In single file can on distance (possibly tandem ) are respected and on the soles.