All 3 Uses of
Zen
in
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- I do not know anything about Zen or things that the Chinese or Indians do as part of their religion, but one of the girls from the party with the tattoo and belly button ring has been a Buddhist since July.†
p. 42.5
- Mary Elizabeth told me that the thing about Zen is that it makes you connected to everything in the world.
p. 42.9 *Zen = school of Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition
- So, I guess Zen is a day like this when you are part of the air and remember things.†
p. 43.0
Definition:
school of Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith