The Zen of Advaita - Stephen H. Wolinsky Ph. D.

Zen Saying: “The finger thatpoints at the moon is not themoon.”All techniques are linguistic andare a wave-abstraction. All ofthe perceiver’s perception, evenspirituality and a spiritual path,is part of the wave-illusion.Zen Saying: “You cannot understanduntil you are free of the stink ofreligion.”Both Buddhism and the “Path” carrywith them a lifestyle: of how tobe, do, have, and create. Thesecarry with them the “should” of aspiritual Identity bringing forthanother layer of behavior whichbecomes fused with the “spiritualpath” concept.Zen Stories On Spiritual PathsTe-shan was sitting outside doingzazen.Lung-t’an asked him why he didn’tgo back home.Te-shan answered, “Because it isdark.”107