koans
- plural of koan.
Example Sentences
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But the best of them, when you really turn them over, are as profound as Zen koans: “If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him.”
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Most of those vibes emanate from the company’s affable, Zen-minded CEO, Phil Knight, a wearer of track suits and spouter of Buddhist koans played by Affleck himself as the risk-averse yin to Sonny’s reckless yang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Couplets like “Desperately, I / complicate your life” and “Can I be happy / in this world?” serve as koans that help listeners strive for deeper understanding.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Shorter has only got more oblique over the years, seemingly content to treat interviews as excuses to spontaneously invent Zen koans and review films.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 25, 2018
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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
