Zen Zen, a term coming from zen [1]Buddhism (the word itself from dhyana, meaning meditation), means emphasis on meditation that leads to enlightenment; in a wider sense it hints on related things and feelings such as tranquility, spiritual peace, sudden coming to realization and understanding. In [2]hacker speech zen is a very frequent term, according to [3]Jargon file "to zen" means to understand something by simply meditating about it or by sudden realization (as opposed to e.g. active [4]trial and error). [5]Wikiwikiweb has a related discussion under ZenConcepts. TODO See Also * [6]tao * [7]fu * [8]Buddhism * [9]hacker culture * [10]nirvana * [11]guru Links: 1. buddhism.md 2. hacking.md 3. jargon_file.md 4. trial_and_error.md 5. wikiwikiweb.md 6. tao.md 7. fu.md 8. buddhism.md 9. hacking.md 10. nirvana.md 11. guru.md