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I took a class to study Zen Mathematics. I learned that everything is One.

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Posted - September 13, 2017

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  • 14795
    I'm so happy you managed to Zero in on that 1.......  Hehe
      September 13, 2017 7:17 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    "Zen math will never add up"

    www.google.ca/amp/s/www.lionsroar.com/it-will-never-add-up/amp/ This post was edited by Kittigate at September 14, 2017 12:32 AM MDT
      September 13, 2017 7:45 AM MDT
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  • 7794
    Zen math? Did you get caught up in all of that quack type math? LMAO!!!
      September 13, 2017 7:59 AM MDT
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  • 13071
      September 13, 2017 8:26 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Doesn't that make everything easier?

    Whew. Now when you get to Dozhang Zen, you have to do all the Zen fractions.  That's the hard part.

      September 13, 2017 9:29 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Insight – Kōan practice   This is an excerpt from a study regarding Zen and the levels one may learn.
    Main article: Kōan
    Chinese character for "nothing" (Hanyu Pinyin: wú; Japanese pronunciation: mu; Korean pronunciation: mu). It figures in the famous Zhaozhou's dog kōan

    At the beginning of the Sòng dynasty, practice with the kōan method became popular, whereas others practiced "silent illumination."[12] This became the source of some differences in practice between the Línjì and Cáodòng schools.

    A kōan, literally "public case", is a story or dialogue, describing an interaction between a Zen master and a student. These anecdotes give a demonstration of the master's insight. Koans emphasize the non-conceptional insight that the Buddhist teachings are pointing to. Koans can be used to provoke the "great doubt", and test a student's progress in Zen practice.

    Kōan-inquiry may be practiced during zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), and throughout all the activities of daily life. Kōan practice is particularly emphasized by the Japanese Rinzai school, but it also occurs in other schools or branches of Zen depending on the teaching line.[13]

    The Zen student's mastery of a given kōan is presented to the teacher in a private interview (referred to in Japanese as dokusan (独参), daisan (代参), or sanzen (参禅)). While there is no unique answer to a kōan, practitioners are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the kōan and of Zen through their responses. The teacher may approve or disapprove of the answer and guide the student in the right direction. The interaction with a Zen teacher is central in Zen, but makes Zen practice also vulnerable to misunderstanding and exploitation.[14]
      September 13, 2017 9:34 AM MDT
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  • 44648
    Thank you, oh queen of Wiki. I have no idea what any of that means. Mayhap I should just stick to nonsense or science questions.
      September 13, 2017 10:46 AM MDT
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  • 5808
    Excellent thing to learn...haha
      September 14, 2017 12:31 AM MDT
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  • 7126
      September 14, 2017 1:44 AM MDT
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