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Zen and the Art of Losing Your Mind

Random thoughts rained down on me like multi-colored confetti. It took a huge effort to keep sitting and not storm off into the wilderness. I could feel toxic residues seeping from the subconscious and was constantly in the churn of a great battle, entirely within my own head till only the Witness remained at the edge of a swirling vortex. (more)

11-28-12
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Zen and the Art of Losing Your Mind

Vikram Zutshi

A ‘Koan’ is a non sequitur, a seemingly paradoxical statement or question that cannot be grasped by the logical mind eg ‘What is the sound of one hand clapping?’ Its purpose is to subvert the causal nature of consensual reality, thereby inducing a sudden, intuitive insight or revelation into the underpinnings of consciousness itself. The Japanese referred to this moment of ecstatic truth as ‘Satori’ (more)