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

To illustrate, the thought called“I am a good person” refers to thebody.The body as “me” or “I” refersto something inside the body.However:Enquiry Koan: “What does the “I”or “me” refer back to?”Answer: no-thing.To illustrate, look at thefollowing Zen Koans:Zen Koan: “What is the sound ofone hand clapping?”This disorients by shifting thelanguage pattern. The brainand nervous system scramblesautomatically feeling confused,uneasy, maybe even a sense ofchaos. Then the system attempts tofind out what this odd linguisticstatement refers to or means.Next, we realize that there is noreference point, and therefore theglue that holds the linguisticmap collapses, and the underlyingwhatever, prior to concepts andideas shines through.91