I've mentioned before that Not Zen is in fact nihilistic. Somehow this was received here as a controversial statement, so one must ask: all you folks who defend this book, and deny its nihilism - have you actually read it?
As the answer appears to be negative, I considered doing a point-by-point summary of the book, showing how it systematically denies everything Zen is about: no practice, no Buddhism, no meditation. Nothing.
I decided against it, since it would dignify the baseless ravings of an obsessed lunatic as if they were serious scholarly work. However, the author inadvertently saved me the effort by summarizing his position quite succinctly in a comment:
How could I be wrong if I don't believe anything? I've been wrong about facts plenty of times. Are errors of fact the same as errors of belief? Obviously not.
So, right or wrong, I'm not fallible about facts. I embrace them.
So, not right and not wrong, I'm not fallible about beliefs; there is nothing there to embrace.
"I won't believe anything, so I can't possibly be wrong" is the very essence of nihilism. You see this here naked before you. That's what Not Zen is about.
P.S. in response to this post, expect the usual ad-hominem attacks. Just be advised, they are all based on lies and baseless slander, and when their author is asked to back them up, he simply slinks away.
Submitted December 21, 2017 at 06:41PM by SilaSamadhi http://ift.tt/2CPEoy0
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