A fork of Rural Dictionary
'A special transmission outside the teachings; not depending on words or letters; directly pointing to Mind; realizing one's True Nature and becoming Buddha.' (Bodhidharma)
A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?" Baso replied, "Not mind, not Buddha."
The idea of being one with your mind, so that self-perfection, self-preservation, and self-renouncement are freely available. One who studies the power of "zen" is one who challenges him- or herself to attaining complete physical confidence through mental stability. The power of zen is often manifested in the physical world as telepathy or entropy, and more so in the spiritual world as post-death abominations.
"He was so attuned with zen that he could see the future."
A thwack on the head given by an old Chinese man holding a walking stick
According to each pupil, the Seifu gives an appropriate meaning of Zen; I have a knot on my head to prove it.