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.
McLeodGanja Reviewed by McLeodGanja on . Wrap your mind around this one Ok.. There is a human. And this human has a brain. And this brain reads EVERYTHING...since every SENSE is processed through your brain....you dont touch with your hands, you dont smell with your nose, you dont look with your eyes, you dont taste with your toungue, and you dont hear with your ears....they are only the tool to communicate the sense to the brain...the brain then reads the sense and translates it to where you THINK. Thats where all your opinions, memories, and ideas come in. Rating: 5