Zen II

Ok, I have done a bit more reading and thinking, and I am starting to form a picture of what it might be. I think that the reason it is so difficult for me to accept is that the whole point of Zen is to think in an intuitive way that is totally in opposition to logic and reason. My mind is perhaps more logical that most (here come the flames!) and so I have a particularly hard time with Zen. A challenge!

So I have come to the suspicion that perhaps there are other forms of thinking that differ from the way that I think. I don’t mean differences of opinion, I mean different styles of thought. It is possible that all the stupid people aren’t stupid, just different. My way is still the best, though.

This discovery has reminded me of arguments I used to have with Jai when she tried to explain art to me. To me, at that time, she was just talking shit, making no real sense. Perhaps instead she was just thinking differently. I think I will have to buy a Zen book. You could buy one for me, if you want. Check out my wish list.

This page helped a bit.