"Are we there yet?"
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journey, journeys, buddhist, buddhism, monk, monks, nirvana, impatient, impatience, zen, stoic, stoicism, road trip, road trips, enlightenment, attaining enlightenment, achieving enlightenment, are we there yet, question, questions, questioning, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, teacher, teachers, priest, priests"I can't find any serenity in contemplation because I keep thinking of this one girl."
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long, longs, longing, nostalgia, nostalgic, girl, girls, girlfriends, preoccupied, preoccupation, preoccupations, ex, exes, ex-girlfriend, ex-girlfriends, regret, regrets, sorrow, sorrows, contemplate, contemplates, contemplating, contemplation, serenity, serene, obtrusive thought, obtrusive thoughts, mind, minds, peace, peaceful, worry, worries, anxiety, anxieties, anxious, zen, quite mind, unquiet"I hope you like sports metaphors."
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guru, gurus, wiseman, wise man, wise, wisdom, hike, hiking, climb, climbing, knowledge, tv, t.v.television, advice, advise, climbs, seek, seeking, search, searching, sports, sport, football, baseball, metaphor, metaphors, sports metaphors, televisions, disappointment, disappointing, zen, teacher, teachers, master, masters, expert, experts, cliche, cliches"My Zen garden has been a total nightmare."
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zen garden, zen, zen gardens, stress, stressing, stressed, stressed out, nightmare, nightmares, irony, ironic, let down, let downs, let-down, let downs, disappointment, disappointments, disappointing, disappointing, modern life, healthy living, fad, fads, health fad, health fads, rock garden, rock garden, japanese zen, japanese zen garden, japanese zen gardens, buddhism, buddhist, buddhists, muromachi, muromachi period, relax, relaxation, relaxing, peaceful"My mind is especially empty today."
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meditation, meditating, monk, monks, buddhism, zen, blank, empty, emptiness, nothing, mind, brain, brains, minds, mindfulness, reflection, contemplation, thinking, concentration, focus, focusing"At least with math and physics you sometimes find the answer."
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math, maths, mathematics, mathematician, mathematicians, physicist, physicists, answers, meditate, meditations, meditating, meditation, buddha, buddhist, buddhists, meaning of life, the meaning of life, zen buddhist, zen buddhists, physics, zen, answer, inner peace, enlightenment, physicist, physicistsZenboni
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ice resurfacer, ice resurfacers, ice-resurfacer, ice-resurfacer, zen, zen garden, zen gardens, meditation, ice sheet, ice sheets, ice rink, ice rinks, ice-rink, ice-rinks, ice smoothing, ice smoother, ice smoothers, buddhism, buddhist, buddhists, buddhist monk, buddist monks, lawn mower, lawn movers, cutting grass, grass cutter"Exactly what is this 'nothing' I've been hearing so much about?"
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meditation, meditating, monk, monks, buddhism, zen, blank, empty, emptiness, nothing, mind, brain, brains, minds, mindfulness, reflection, contemplation, thinking, concentration, focus, focusing, practitioner, practitioners, question, questions, questioning, philosophical, philosophyHow To Be In the Moment
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book, books, read, reading, reader, self-help book, self-help books, irony, ironic, ironies, living in the moment, being in the moment, mindfulness, mindful, center, centered, studying, study, philosophy, meditation, meditate, spirituality, spiritual, learn, learning, buddhism, taoism, zen, philosophy"You can't handle the meaning of life!"
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monk, monks, mediate, meditation, buddhist, buddhists, buddhism, enlightenment, enlighten, meaning of life, meanings of life, zen, zen state, attaining enlightenment, finding enlightenment, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, guru, gurus, movie quote, movie quotes, famous movie quotes, famous movie quote, temple, temples, buddhist temple, buddhist temples, the meaning of life"Have you head about the tree falling in the forest, but no one hears it, because some guy's wife won't stop talking?"
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zen, zen philosophy, tree falls, trees falling, falls in the forest, falling in the forest, wife, wives, talk, talks, talking, talkative, chat, chats, chatty, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, stereotype, stereotypes, gender stereotype, husband, husbands, wife, wives, gripe, gripes, griping, complaint, complaints, complaining"O.K., fellas - calm down. Does it really matter which is better, yoga or Pilates?"
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fit, fitness, fitness class, fitness classes, yoga, pilates, aerobics, stretching, relaxing, relaxation, zen, peaceful, meditation, gym, gyms, fitness center, fitness centers, fitness centre, fitness centres, cowboy, cowboys, bar, bars, bartender, bartenders, pub, pubs, saloon, saloons, bar fight, bar fights, fight, fights, argue, argument, arguments, diffuse"I'm skipping 'Happy Hour,' Carl—it's Friday night—zen tennis clinic at the shul."
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businessmen, businessman, happy hour, pub, pubs, bar, bars, drinking, alcohol, plan, plans, skipping, friday night, friday nights, shul, shuls, synagogue, synagogues, temple, temples, sport, sports, tennis, clinic, clinics, lesson, lessons, leisure, jewish, judaism, hobby, hobbies, zen, meditation"Nothing happens next. This is it."
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eastern, eastern religion, eastern religions, buddhist, buddhists, buddhism, meditate, meditates, meditation, meditating, young generation, young generations, younger generation, younger generations, expectant, zen, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, accepting, acceptance, nirvana, age gap, age gaps, generation gap, generation gaps, generational divide, generational division, generational divisions"You can tell us the sound of one hand clapping here, or you can tell us downtown."
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sound of one hand clapping, zen, buddhist, buddhists, buddhism, meditate, mediates, meditation, guru, gurus, wise man, wise men, police, policeman, policemen, police interrogation, police interrogations, question, questions, questioning, detain, detains, detaining, detained, unanswerable, rhetorical, arrest, arrests, arresting, detective, detectivesZen Litter Box
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cat, cats, kitten, kittens, pet, pets, pet cat, pet cats, litter box, litter boxes, zen, orchid, orchids, flower, flowers, zen flower, zen flowers, zen flower pond, zen flower ponds, pond, ponds, relax, relaxing, relaxation, calm, calmness, calming, sophisticated, sophistication, poo, cat poo, cat poos, cat poop, cat poop, dung, cat dungOfficial Fight Cards
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movie monster, movie monsters, monster, monsters, kaiju, kaijus, giant monster, giant monsters, crossover, crossovers, villain, villains, battle, battles, battling, temp, temps, temp worker, temp workers, hypochondriac, hypochondriacs, hypochondria, negative space, red state, red states, political division, political divisions, swan, swans, zen, zen garden, zen gardens, divorce, divorces, divorcing, messy divorce, messy divorces, sympathy, sympathetic, friend, friends, friendship, friendships"When I ask you what you're thinking about and you say 'Nothing', is that 'nothing' as in the Infinite Void, the emptiness of Zen, the nothingness of Sartre and Lacan, ex nihilo nihil fit, or what?"
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think, thinks, thinking, ask, asks, nothing, nothingness, infinite, infinite void, infinity, empty, emptiness, deflate, deflated, zen, sartre and lacan, ex nihilo nihil fit, nothing comes from nothing, exist, existence, inquisitive, bore, bored, conversation, start a conversation, starting a conversation, avoid, avoids, avoiding