forceOfHabit
Jul 25, 2017 · 1 min read

I know what you mean. I was just trying to highlight that the slangy use of zen to denote passive acceptance of circumstances doesn’t really encompass the fullness of zen.

One can be zen even (or maybe especially) in the heat of battle.

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