Zen and the Art of Scrabble Dictionary Maintenance Three letters meaning ‘serenity’ finally are admitted to earn their chance for a triple word score. By Ben Zimmer Sept. 28, 2018 10:28 am ET ...

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Encountering Zen catalyzed many of the artists leading the charge to redefine what art does in the ’50s and ’60s, to dematerialize the object and foreground the concept.

But we picked up a semblance of stamina for the final 1,000 meters and finished in one hour, 29.13 seconds. Later we learned that we had placed second. The red ribbon—my first and only masters crew ...

The entire goal of Zen according to Suzuki is to remain a perpetual beginner. Zen is all about living (actions) and less about life (ideas/interpretations about living).

It was a stark lesson in “friend shui”—the shameless art of arranging personal relationships for maximum benefit. A more Zen interpretation of friend shui is possible.