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

Nisargadatta Maharaj:“Nothing perceivable orconceivable.”Enquiry Koan Story: When you goto sleep at night, and dream of ahouse. Upon awakening the houseis gone. Where did the house go?What was the house made of?Indian Metaphor: A man walks downa road. There is a rope in themiddle of the road. Given thepoor light, he mistakes the ropeand sees a snake. Does the snakeexist?Buddha: “...what we refer to as abeing, or a world. But the beingor world does not exist. We justcall it a world or a being.”There is no such thing as nondualityprior to the word nondualityEnquiry Koan: “Is there such athing as non-duality outside ofthe duality-non-duality dream?”Zen Story: A monk asked Daizui,“When the I Am dies, so does“your” world and everything init?”160