Zen Buddhism is a religion that can be considered a philosophy, due to the fact that the followers of Zen do not worship a god. The followers of the samurai’s religion meditate to uncover the "meaning of life."
To fully understand the meaning of Zen, a Zen practitioner must meditate. There are many ways to meditate, most during which the thinker is seated. To fully understand this philosophy, one must understand its definition, its roots, and strive to understand its deeper meaning.
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Zen Buddhism is a religion that can be considered a philosophy, due to the fact that the followers of Zen do not worship a god. The followers of the samurai’s religion meditate to uncover the "meaning of life."
To fully understand the meaning of Zen, a Zen practitioner must meditate. There are many ways to meditate, most during which the thinker is seated. To fully understand this philosophy, one must understand its definition, its roots, and strive to understand its deeper meaning.
It is difficult to comprehend Zen because those who are not enlightened have minds that make Zen’s meaning out to be much more difficult to understand than the true simplicity of the belief . To become enlightened in Zen, one must merely remove the doubt that he is not enlightened. To fully understand Zen, meditation is more important than explanation, for Zen is a philosophy in which a Ch'an practitioner must learn on his own.
There are two basic forms of contemplation: Shamatha and Vipshayana . Shanmatha contemplation is a preparatory measure for Vipshayana meditation. During Shanmatha contemplation, a contemplator attempts to recognize the stream of consciousness, without trying to manipulate or interrupt it. This prepares the body for Vipshayana contemplation, in which the meditator must not be interrupted by any other thoughts. Vipshayana contemplation is the type of contemplation with which one may find Enlightenmen. There is also a type of meditation called Zazen. Zazen is practiced while seated, and the contemplator must notice his breathing without trying to alter its natural pattern. Zazen is much like Shanmatha meditation, in that one must recognize the body’s actions without interrupting in any way. When a Zen practitioner contemplates, the meditation affects the practitioner’s normal memory. It is difficult to explain the entire process of meditation, as it is difficult to explain Zen’s true meaning.

So you will have to decide if this is easy for you or not.

Here's an excerpt that I found online. You may find it to be interesting to you.

To other people Enlightenment is the achievement of a state of being, the attainment of spiritual knowledge and insight. Of course, one could reasonably (in the Enlightenment-a-la-Voltaire sense) argue that “spiritual knowledge” is a contradiction in terms. Since there is no spirit (as a separa...

Here's an excerpt that I found online. You may find it to be interesting to you.

To other people Enlightenment is the achievement of a state of being, the attainment of spiritual knowledge and insight. Of course, one could reasonably (in the Enlightenment-a-la-Voltaire sense) argue that “spiritual knowledge” is a contradiction in terms. Since there is no spirit (as a separate sort of thing from matter/energy), there cannot be spiritual knowledge. It would be like seeking insight into the nature of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

There are basically two routes. On the one hand, one can embrace a religious-mystical tradition (Eastern or Western matters little) and find insight into an idiosyncratic mix of reading “sacred” texts, reciting “sacred” words and performing “sacred” rituals. For example, the Buddhist monks I have seen on Mount Koya, or in Kyoto, are a very nice bunch who spends its time mumbling words in front of an altar, rapidly opening and closing books, and chanting while burning incense. Not so different from the Catholic rituals I grew up with, and equally removed – as far as I can see – from any Enlightenment whatsoever. The first route also passes through an isolationist attitude about the world: one “meditates” (again, not in the Western sense of thinking about something) by focusing one's awareness inward, the stereotypical approach to the quest is to live in isolated places where harsh climate, little food and much solitude (not to mention no sex) are supposed to give you understanding about your place in the universe (again, it matters little if you are a Buddhist apprentice or a Christian monk).

The second route also requires a combination of two paths, but they couldn't be more different from those of the religious-mystical approach. In the way of studying, one learns about philosophy and science, seeking to build knowledge and understanding on the shoulders of countless giants that preceded us, while attempting to square our limited but ever expanding comprehension of the world with what the world itself tells us – through observation, experimentation, and dialogue with other people who have observed and experimented. The second, complementary path to Enlightenment-a-la-Voltaire is also in many ways the opposite of the religious-mystical approach: it involves not withdrawing from, but engaging with the world and especially our fellow human beings. To understand human nature and empathize with the human condition one needs to experience humanity in all its glory and ugliness, seeing first hand what spectacular feats of achievement and compassion we are capable of, as well as what depths of atrocity and destruction we can just as easily unleash at a moment's notice.

The contrast between the mystical and the philosophical (both intended here in the broadest sense) approaches to Enlightenment couldn't be starker. They say it requires discipline to meditate (or pray), to follow arbitrary rules of conduct, and to study the sacred texts. I say it's a piece of cake, compared to the immense challenge of learning what Socrates, Galileo, Darwin and Einstein have discovered about the universe and our place in it; or compared to keeping up with what is going on in the world while remaining engaged in society, with the goal of making things better for us and for our children; or compared with maintaining true relationships with real people, every day of our lives, with all the challenges and rewards that this entails. As I said, the contrast is striking, what's odd is how many people choose the easy path.