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Zenning. verb/adverb. stemmed from eastern word chán (禪) & sankrit word dhyāna.

Zenning is our pop culture way of saying "Hey look Im gonna take a mental hiatus from this bonkers world of greed and materialism. To do something enlightening for a change & meditate."
Sitting in the Lotus Position, breathing deeply & slowly. Creating inner peace and harmony with self. That can be of good use to the world when done.
Zenning by S. Oni July 30, 2011
Related Words
zennic • zennica • Zennick • Zenning • zennis • Zennial • Zennia • Zenric • zednic • zednicked

Zenning Out 

Zen Out or Zenning Out, a deeper form of zoning out. In zoning out, you become absorbed with your own thoughts and inner world, but in Zenning Out you become totally absorbed with the world around you in an almost trance-like state. The world around you looks or feels more real, substantial, and vivid. This can occur after one experiences a trauma, or after someone has purposely chosen to be more aware of their surroundings until the stimuli of the world builds up into a cathartic response within the person. You may also Zen out unexpectedly and it is a very wonderful experience.
At the fairgrouds, I noticed Mallory was staring quietly at the amusement rides, as if lost in thought. I asked her what she was thinking. She said, "The lights, the sounds, it is all so clear and crisp. Even the air smelling of corn dogs and popcorn seems more real."

I said, "Mallory, you're zenning out."

"What's zenning out?"
Zenning Out by Nyhee7 June 25, 2009
A person who is usually shy, but ends up being a fun, creative, and colorful person like the flower “Zinnia”.
Look at the drawing Zennia made, it’s so creative.
Zennia by TeamZodiac May 15, 2018
Zennism (Not Buddhism or Taoism, just Zennism), because looking beyond Buddha and Lao Tzu, broadens the eyes, and expands the awareness of what Zen is. To be a Zennist, you must go beyond Lao Tzu and Buddha. Go beyond Buddhism and Taoism, beyond right and wrong, good and evil, death and life, everything .................. and nothing.

In Alan Watts's mature work, he presents himself as "Zennist" in spirit as he wrote in his last book, Tao: The Watercourse Way.

Zennism fits our modern culture & is more likely to be in line with our current thinking. Canadian Zennism is our new gig I think. As a 'descendent' of Alan Watts.

Osho said "Zen goes beyond Buddha and beyond Lao Tzu......... To call Zen “Zen Buddhism” is not right because it is far more."

Watts & the early teachers who brought zen to the America's. Threw out the gods & goddess from tbe past. They boiled it down to delete a lot o the un_needed ritual. Zen has been boiled down in each country as it arrived. It always expands again after that but on arrival it is simple & clean."
I practice the purest form of Zen, it is called Zennism
Zennism by Zen Grasshopper November 27, 2011
Means "good people" in Japanese, and they really are! Some of the most badass people you'll meet will be named Zennin...If you're lucky enough.
Dude, I fucking love Zennin!
Zennin by AlliWall October 18, 2011
A beautiful girl that everyone wants.she is usually short and very attractive. Her attitude is very sassy and she is very sexy. Shes pretty chill but if you piss her off you most likely die. She takes things personally.And wont joke around when she wants to stab you. She usually falls inlove pretty easly and if you break her heart bad things will happen. She is very stubborn and is hard to forgive people for their mistakes bubut she will try her best. She is very creative and curious.
1. I wish i was zennica

2.zennica is so chill
3. Omfg dude help me i pissed zennica off
zennica by Anyononmys March 24, 2017
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