One might go 'Gorampa' on this.  Gorampa's particular brand of Madhyamaka 
philosophy is defined by his understanding of the relationship between the 
two truths, the use of negation, the role of logic, and proper methods of 
philosophical argumentation.  His work was banned, one reason I've been 
looking.  .His views regarding the two truths and negation inform a process 
whereby the Mādhyamika begins with logic and analysis, but ends in a state 
of nonconceptuality, Gorampa contends that there can be no differences 
between Mādhyamikas with respect to their final view. There cannot be 
different types of nonconceptuality; freedom from conceptual constructs is 
freedom from conceptual constructs.   The final, ultimate view is actually 
no view at all.

This might seem as much use as as chocolate teapot.  I suspect there is some 
way for us to commune non-conceptually long before any 'guru state' is 
achieved and that we need this for knowledge that can shift us from the 
current interregnum.  One might take Descartes as meaning one has to doubt 
all to arrive at anything of value, and I rather like the notion that this 
is non-conceptual.  I like the sway of these Indian and Tibetan arguments, 
yet think they serve to remind us how much we exclude from our arguments 
in forgetting what the self does in argument, rushing us to 'decision', 
forgetting all kinds of argument can always be made  (Pyrhho in western 
stuff).

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