Definitions
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- noun religion A
denomination ofBuddhism - adjective religion Pertaining to this
denomination ofBuddhism - adjective colloquial extremely
relaxed andcollected
Etymologies
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Examples
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But aside from the term "zen funk," it's not easy to describe the repertoire that spans these discs.
'Zen Funk' by Any Other Name... Jim Fusilli 2011
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Listerners' thoughts then turn to Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew," as well as Medeski Martin and Wood, and the term "zen funk" begins to lose some of its relevance.
'Zen Funk' by Any Other Name... Jim Fusilli 2011
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We hear the word zen today in connection with things serene, enigmatic, minimal, aesthetically clean, even fashionable.
Zen Computer Philip Toshio Sudo 1999
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The word zen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character ch’an, which itself is adapted from the Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning meditation or absorption.
Zen Computer Philip Toshio Sudo 1999
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This de-development started in zen habits when you started to viral market your book in late 08.
Shattering the Myth of Blog Niches: How to Grow a Huge Readership | Write to Done 2009
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The more I think of it the very juxtaposition of "game" with "art" or "zen" is probably, by virtue of the terms themselves, an oxymoron.
Flower's Lawful, Logical Wind SVGL 2009
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The music of Nik Bärtsch's Ronin has been dubbed "zen funk."
'Zen Funk' by Any Other Name... Jim Fusilli 2011
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My zen is fraying at the edges pretty badly as Christmas approaches.
Finding My Christmas Zen: Holiday Cottage Cheese Sugar Cookies Laura 2008
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My zen is fraying at the edges pretty badly as Christmas approaches.
Archive 2008-12-01 Laura 2008
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In designing the Farnsworth House, Van Der Rohe approached the notion of a residence with a sense of simplicity more commonly seen in zen rock gardens.
Picture Envy #23 2005
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I saw someone post in a mediation sub about getting “zen sickness”. He described being in a meditative state and suddenly feeling emptiness that led to a long period of extreme anxiety and eventually a numbness of emotion.
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I was reading that the Zen monk Hakuin suffered a debilitating condition called zen sickness before his enlightenment. This seem to be a direct result of his practice.
ofravens commented on the word zen
Even in your Zen heaven we shan't meet.
from "Lesbos," Sylvia Plath
March 26, 2008
oroboros commented on the word zen
The only Zen you find
on the tops of mountains
is the Zen you bring up there.
--Robert M. Pirsig
November 10, 2008
kant commented on the word zen
Everything is zen.
May 21, 2011
damoiseau commented on the word zen
I hope Scrabble begins to recognize 'zen' as a common noun. We could use the points. But the heck with them, we always play it anyway.
September 26, 2011