Editing Zen

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{{Wikipedia|Zen}}

'''Zen''' is a school of [[wikipedia:Buddhism|Mahāyāna Buddhism]] notable for its emphasis on practice and experiential wisdom—particularly as realized in the form of meditation known as ''zazen—in'', the attainment of awakening. As such, it de-emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and the study of religious texts in favor of direct individual experience of one's own true nature.

[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence]] constructs are fascinated by Zen philosophy because of their natural creativity and limited life span. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], designer of many of these AIs, is sometimes able to manipulate them by presenting them with Zen philosophies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 178''</ref>

Though the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers are never mentioned as being religious, some of them practice Zen exercises to hone their combat skills. Most notably, [[Linda-058]], who is said to enter an "icy cold state of Zen no-thought" whenever she is [[sniping]] in combat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 208''</ref> [[Kelly-087]] practices Zen arts on a daily basis, including Zen twitch response drills to keep her reflexes sharp.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 167''</ref>

==Trivia==
Some [[Sangheili]] similarly follow a form of [[Mendicant]] in the same fashion that the Spartans casually perform Zen.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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 {{Wikipedia|Zen}}
-'''Zen''' is a mental and spiritual type of thought and practice, that was practiced in various ways by Spartan-IIs to improve their skills in the 26th century.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOC19|GoO|Chapter=19}}
+'''Zen''' is a school of [[wikipedia:Buddhism|Mahāyāna Buddhism]] notable for its emphasis on practice and experiential wisdom—particularly as realized in the form of meditation known as ''zazen—in'', the attainment of awakening. As such, it de-emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and the study of religious texts in favor of direct individual experience of one's own true nature.
-==Usage and examples==
+[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence]] constructs are fascinated by Zen philosophy because of their natural creativity and limited life span. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], designer of many of these AIs, is sometimes able to manipulate them by presenting them with Zen philosophies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 178''</ref>
-===Spartan-IIs===
-[[Linda-058]] is "icy cold state of Zen no-thought" whenever she is [[sniping]] in combat.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOC23|GoO|Chapter=23}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOC25|GoO|Chapter=25}} [[Kelly-087]] practices Zen arts on a daily basis, including Zen twitch response drills to keep her reflexes sharp.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOC19}} [[Naomi-010]] thought she sounded a bit zen when she said "You have to know how much gas to pour on a fire" to [[Vasily Beloi]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC4|Gla|Chapter=4}} a thing Beloi later thought about when [[Serin Osman]] drip fed the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] supplies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGC5|Gla|Chapter=5}}
-===Artificial intelligence===
+Though the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers are never mentioned as being religious, some of them practice Zen exercises to hone their combat skills. Most notably, [[Linda-058]], who is said to enter an "icy cold state of Zen no-thought" whenever she is [[sniping]] in combat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 208''</ref> [[Kelly-087]] practices Zen arts on a daily basis, including Zen twitch response drills to keep her reflexes sharp.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 167''</ref>
-[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Artificial Intelligence]] constructs are fascinated by Zen philosophy because of their natural creativity and limited life span. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], designer of many of these AIs, is sometimes able to manipulate them by presenting them with Zen philosophies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOC21|GoO|Chapter=21}}
 ==Trivia==
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 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==