Zen Buddhism
One of the things that made the Buddha's teachings so radical is that he emphasized personal experience. Since he did not teach belief in a Supreme Deity, he urged his followers to rely on themselves for their salvation -- in his words, to "be your own refuge."
Building on the meditation practices that he learned from the yogis and ascetics with whom he had come in contact, the Buddha developed techniques that anyone with sufficient desire and commitment could learn. Without th... read more