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Happy editing! Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 05:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Joshua Jonathan! Likes Thai Food (talk) 12:05, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage

Hi there. Could you create an userpage? The red link is so, uhm, empty... Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 05:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

"Originally it is not empty. It is always bright and never obscured." - diff. That's the confirmation I've been looking for for years! Thanks! Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:40, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have to explain to you: when I was eightteen I realized that "I" does not exist; what 'you' are is emptiness, leegte. This was nice, and very scary: nowhere to hold on to, vacuum: who am I, if I'm not this "I"? This started an intensive search, which continues to today, and brought me to Zen, where I recognized what they were saying: the same 'emptiness'. I later came to realize it's not a mere 'nothingness'; there is always a presence, but ungraspable; and there is an 'energy', a twinkling, an aliveness. Well, this dialogue describes just that; thanks! Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 07:14, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So glad this resonated with you. Likes Thai Food (talk) 14:32, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reference style

Hi. I noticed you use a lot of 'straight references (<ref>James, "This is it"</ref>); could you try the sfn-format? It makes it easier to transport sources, and gives less repetition. Regards, Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 07:15, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Joshua, I'll look into this. Still learning. All the best, Likes Thai Food (talk) 12:15, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No-thought

Regarding your edits to Huineng, it's fascinating that this is even possible, given the initial emphasis in the western understanding of Zen on sudden insight. Yet, the 'natural functioning mind' is clearly recognizable in Huineng, Linji, and Bankei; so, thanks again for your edits. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 03:47, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problemo! Likes Thai Food (talk) 04:06, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]