return to the divine through spiritual quietude
A religious concept, often associated with Shinto or spiritual practices, referring to achieving unity with the divine by calming the soul and spirit.
Chinkon kishin is known as one of the practices in Shinto.
He meditates daily aiming for the state of chinkon kishin.
Compound of 鎮魂 (chinkon, 'pacifying the soul') and 帰神 (kishin, 'returning to the divine'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in certain Japanese spiritual traditions.