Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The primary form of meditation in Zen Buddhism, practiced while sitting cross-legged.
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- noun A form of
seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
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Examples
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I also felt that calling zazen "calming down" is a little off the mark; I'm reading Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen right now, and he doesn't shy away from the frustration, pain, boredom and annoyance that the zen student will encounter.
Take Your Foot Off the Brake Fresca 2009
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Cameron in Right to Write and Goldberg in books like Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind focus primarily on the practice of writing as everyday spiritual practice (a kind of 'zazen', to borrow the term from Buddhism) and a tool for personal growth.
Archive 2005-02-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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Cameron in Right to Write and Goldberg in books like Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind focus primarily on the practice of writing as everyday spiritual practice (a kind of 'zazen', to borrow the term from Buddhism) and a tool for personal growth.
The Right to Write Sharon Bakar 2005
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While it can be done anywhere, anytime and in any position, what you will find is that the best way to do it is in the sitting position which is known as 'zazen'.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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This transformation is realized through a particular method of meditation zazen both on the cushion and in our daily activities.
Rev. Zesho Susan O'Connell: Zen Practice Is Difficult And Dangerous Rev. Zesho Susan O'Connell 2011
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You must develop the capacity to observe what is happening in your head in real time -- one of the most expedient, and often unsettling, technologies for doing this is Zen meditation or "zazen."
Mark Eckhardt: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Zen Strategies for Getting 'Unstuck' 2010
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Fortunately, I did commit to ongoing training and zazen and, eventually, I passed through the Gate.
Mark Eckhardt: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Zen Strategies for Getting 'Unstuck' 2010
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We take new names, sit zazen, become Sufis, Taoists, neo-pagans, devotees of Kali and Vedanta.
The 'Future of God' Debate Dr. Jean Houston 2010
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Early in my Zen training, my teacher told me, "If you commit to zazen and don't quit, you will find what you are looking for."
Mark Eckhardt: PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Zen Strategies for Getting 'Unstuck' 2010
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When Zen monks sit for hours on end in zazen formal "sitting meditation" they are left with no other distraction but the flashing images of their minds.
Archive 2009-02-22 2009
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