The Zen Garden Chicago Botanic Garden
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There are many definitions for the word “zen.” It’s been described as “a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort.” It may be defined as having qualities such as meditative calmness often associated with practitioners of Zen Buddhism.
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Summer Landscape of Japanese Island in Chicago Botanic Garden
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The Zen Garden Chicago Botanic Garden
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Chicago Botanic Garden
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The Zen Garden Chicago Botanic Garden
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Banner Japanese Garden Chicago Botanic Garden
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Chicago Botanic Japanese Garden Photograph by Alan Toepfer
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Chicago Botanic Japanese Garden by Alan Toepfer