Zen meditation isn't really "the standard meditation", American culture just has an infatuation with Zen because the Beats and Hippies drew a lot of attention to the San Francisco Zen Center at the right time, while otherwise Buddhism and Hinduism have mostly stayed in immigrant communities. (I don't know enough about the Hare Krishnas to say anything either way.)
AFAIK, Hare krishnas do not practice "raja yoga" the Hindu school of philosophy that deals with "Yoga" and "meditation" as people know of it popularly. Hare krishnas practice the "Bhakti" (devotional) school of philosophy.
Zen meditation is a japanese adaptation of the chinese adapation of the Raja Yoga techniques of Hinduism/Buddhism.
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Zen meditation isn't really "the standard meditation", American culture just has an infatuation with Zen because the Beats and Hippies drew a lot of attention to the San Francisco Zen Center at the right time, while otherwise Buddhism and Hinduism have mostly stayed in immigrant communities. (I don't know enough about the Hare Krishnas to say anything either way.)
AFAIK, Hare krishnas do not practice "raja yoga" the Hindu school of philosophy that deals with "Yoga" and "meditation" as people know of it popularly. Hare krishnas practice the "Bhakti" (devotional) school of philosophy.
Zen meditation is a japanese adaptation of the chinese adapation of the Raja Yoga techniques of Hinduism/Buddhism.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_Yoga