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

Cracking the Code ofthe Zen Koan Part IThe Doctrine of NOZen, like its ancestor Vedantawith its neti neti (not this,not this) is steeped in NO.In fact as a prelude to whatis to come, NO to everythingperceivable or conceivable revealsits relationship to Vedanta’sneti neti. (There actually isa practice where everything,thoughts, perceptions etc. arejust NO).Again, when Nisargadatta Maharajwas asked, “Who are you?” Hereplied, “Nothing perceivable orconceivable.”Metaphors: From Quantumto No Quantum in BuddhismTo appreciate this, let’s use themetaphoric pointers of sciencealong the way to begin to Crackthe Code of the Zen Koan.To begin with No Quantum. First wehave to appreciate several basicpremises:47