Bill!,
I eschew use of the term "an empty mind" because it could imply -- just on the
off chance, at times, in some readers -- a "spacey" mentality (such as
Astronomers have?). Mere blankness, I mean.
But using it as a technical term, and avoiding the incursion of the colloquial
connotation, I accept it, and can agree.
A mind full of concepts, or even full of just one, is not necessarily Zen Mind,
and most likely is not.
No, I see no disagreement, Bill!.
--Joe
PS (It's not like me to quote aphorisms, or out-of-context teachings by others.
But today is an exception. I'm not myself today). ;-)
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> What you wrote below is fine and I agree with it. I also think an 'empty
> mind' is compatible to everything written below. I do not think a mind full
> of concepts (illusions) is compatible.
>
> ...Bill!
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