Sentence examples for make zen from inspiring English sources

Those of us who browse used-book stores are now thinking, "Wait, aren't there already a thousand books to make Zen accessible?" For at least two reasons Zen has produced an Ikea shelf of idiots' guides.

Zen art before nothingness -- Making Zen modern : D.T. Suzuki -- Danxia burns a Buddha : Zen and the art of iconoclasm -- The look and logos of Zen art -- Zen boom "culture wars" -- Zen influence, inherence, and denial : reconsidering postwar Zen and art -- What's so funny?

"Bernie has been interested for some time now in making Zen more accessible in our times and culture, relevant and down-to-earth, and he felt that 'Lebowski' did that big-time".

"He made Zen Buddhism workable for Westerners," said Michael Kieran, who studied under Aitken and now oversees Diamond Sangha's main temple as master teacher.

Is it cosmic codswallop or can gongs and crystal bowls really make you zen?

So there you go: gardening was supposed to make me zen, but it turned me into a murderer who sings to succulents.

A pot of Yunnan Gold ($3) or a glass of ginger limeade ($2) and a salty oat cookie ($1.85) make a Zen postscript to the nearby Phillips Collection.

I went and sat in front of a wall and meditated on this statement for a little while (yes, my mom tried to make a Zen monk out of me).

The Lighthouse in the Zen Chapel mosaics in the Basilica is especially close to ancient descriptions and images in classical friezes, for example, suggesting that careful historical research had been carried out to make the Zen version as accurate as possible.

It's a shame they didn't make the Zen Mac-compatible or give it sweet earbuds like Sony did with the Walkman A818, but the screen size makes for almost-comfortable video watching and it's…well… shiny.

When I painted it my intention had been to make a zen painting inspired by a Japanese scroll painting of a monk who has a moment of realization when he hears the sound of his axe chopping down a tree.