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Zen

noun

School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan. Synonym: Zen Buddhism.

A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight. Synonym: Zen Buddhism.

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. Synonyms: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane.

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"Zen" Quotes from Famous Books

... M'sieur, it was I do his dirty work five—seek—year. He no sailor, but I sail ze sheep for him—see? Tree, four time I sail ze sheep, an' he make ze money. Vat he geef me? Maybe one hundred ze month—bah! eet was to laugh. Zen he fin' zat Dutch hog, Herman, an' make of heem ze furst officer. He tell eet all me nice, fine, an' I tink maybe eet all right. You know he promise beeg profit—hey! an' I get ze monies. Oui, it sound good. But Herman ...

— Gordon Craig - Soldier of Fortune • Randall Parrish

... papairs zat prove ze innocence of Senor Ralcanto. Zis man—Pedro Valdez he call himself—has been trying to get zem from me. He tried in New York, and he said he would give me no rest until he had zem. He must have been following me—no hard task since I have traveled a slow and weary way. Zen, when he saw my valise—he must ...

— The Motor Girls on Waters Blue - Or The Strange Cruise of The Tartar • Margaret Penrose

Words linked to "Zen" : Buddhism, lysergic acid diethylamide, back breaker, dot, satori, LSD