'People who are new to Zen practice have all kinds of weird ideas about the state of nonthinking. Some people envision it as a trippy, spaced-out sort of thing. I’ve even heard the term mushiryo (not thinking) consciousness thrown around as if it were some way-cool, mysterious altered state. Some people are even scared by the idea.
'It isn’t like that, folks. Not only does it feel real nice to stop thinking, it’s not nearly as difficult as people want to make it.' (UTNE article).
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