What does zen mean to you?

Just this. Look, I've said too much.

What Does Zen Mean

Mostly, it means false Zen to me. When I hears or read that word it is usually being misapplied to some foolish or vain behavior which is a mockery of humility or thoughtfulness.

I am so very tired of seeing empty poetic attempts at mimicking the quite thoughtfulness of past masters. Zen is not in what is said. It is in what is seen, and the manner of that perception. It can not be described, but yields up nothing more too poetic foppery than to plain English.

The ideas behind Zen have guided me my capacity to see, feel, understand, and love the world. It saddens me when I see it used as a mystic’s trick. I do wish more practiced being quite before they pursued speaking.

Zen is a word.

Zen is the Japanese transliteration of Chan, the Chinese word for meditation.

Zen is meditation. The Buddhist practice of meditation is not to relax and drift off into some fantasy world, it is about waking up and being present in the real world right now, in this very moment.

Zen is a tool that is used to wake up.

Zen is only a word.

Practice. That is another word.

Zen to me, started with seeking disentanglement... there are many ways, like the Japanese Garden, Rock Garden, Meditations, Tea Ceremony, etc...

Then, when I think that I'm near disentanglement or have already achieved disentanglement, I should disentangle myself from the notion of disentanglement.... I've not reached that state yet....

Meditating...

This is the answer I received in process....

Contemplation of Perfection without bias, or thought of self.

Total Peace, Detachment, and Pure Knowledge is the result.

Joy then is not of self, but by bringing Joy to others.

The Goal of Existence.

God bless.

I wanted to leave my answer blank, but it won't allow that.

Zen, to me, is about clearing the mind, and realizing that there are no answers, because there is no question. Everything is irrelevant.

Hahahahahahahaha!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

8=D *whaps self with Zen stick*

zen doesn't mean

zen is

zen? oh Ottawa Senators called the Sens for short. Not my favorite hockey team. but my daughter likes them if that counts.

Acceptance. Calm. Peace of mind.