After 40 minutes of zazen, wrestling in my mind with how one might do non-discursive thinking, I was saved by the bell. Then, some refreshments. I told a priest standing around that I'd been thinking about non-discursive thinking. He smiled and I got it. That doesn't work either.
Guess it is back to the drawing board.
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Oh yes. Thinking about non-thinking. That's always a good one. At least you noticed it and could smile back. P
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