Quote Originally Posted by Acouwaila
its hard to describe zen through language. Because language itself is a part of it.
That is what the chapter I gave up on in Bohm's book was talking about, before getting into the heavy shit about how quantum mechanics shows that the entire universe is a hologram that is enfolded into a single conscious singularity-the subjective nature of language. And while I can understand this concept, I found it difficult to follow his train of logic. I suspect that maybe he was attempting to talk in "zen koans", I'm partly guilty of that myself from time to time.

I gave up on Douglas Hofstaders Godel, Escher, Bach for similar reasons.

Capra on the other hand, he is isn't the most eloquent or poetic writer, but he does a good job of explaining himself to the layman.

Sometimes it is just better to try and find your own answers. I often find that other peoples knowledges can become a barrier to my own.