Definition of "zazen" []

• Meditation as practiced in Zen Buddhism. (noun)

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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."
• "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."
• "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'."