Zafu Cushion
Zafu cushion (or pillow) is a piece of human creativity with interesting story and it affects fair share of people around the globe.
You may meditate in many positions, but sitting won it in most cultures and ages. While you sit, it is required, that there is nothing that pull your mind away - so you have to feel comfortably. Buckwheat or kapok filled zafu is firm, but it accommodates to your bottom.
While sitting in Lotus of half-Lotus (Burmese), something that holds the body a bit above knees is needed because most people would feel slight pain without it. Zafu is usually used with Zabuton which is a big thin pillow that makes the knees soft support. It is easier to meditate with zafu and zabuton than without…
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