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

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experiencer-knower witnesses theconsciousness and the Emptiness(which is itself), while alsoimagining that it is aware <strong>of</strong> the“Absolute”, not appreciating thatits perception is an abstraction/perception <strong>of</strong> the Absolute, andnot the Absolute. <strong>The</strong> perception<strong>of</strong> the Absolute by the SupremeWitness is not the Absolute,but rather, a perception. This“perception” is <strong>The</strong> SupremeWitness fused with a “Knower”,witnessing the Emptiness, which itdoes not realize is itself.<strong>Zen</strong> Koan: “Realize the substance<strong>of</strong> mind that dwells on nothing.”<strong>Zen</strong> Story: <strong>The</strong> Emperor askedBodhidharma, “What is the ultimatemeaning <strong>of</strong> the truth in Buddhism?”Bodhidharma replied, “Vastemptiness, no holiness.”Enquiry Saying: <strong>The</strong> experience <strong>of</strong>nothingness is a perception.Enquiry Saying: We call itnothingness when actually theexperience <strong>of</strong> nothingness is justa name for a perception.151

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