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::Why did someone add stuff from WIkipedia? The idea is to create our own writing as best we can. The article did not start with anything from wikipedia, is there a good reason to add it now?  
::Why did someone add stuff from WIkipedia? The idea is to create our own writing as best we can. The article did not start with anything from wikipedia, is there a compelling reason to add it now? Did you just copy stuff over to here? We are trying to be different/better, as it is wht you authored is a Westernized explanation and not quite correct.


::What happened to the koans? I hope this isn't a case of "Oh I didn't understand them so I deleted them."  
::What happened to the koans? I hope this isn't a case of "Oh I didn't understand them so I deleted them." I put them back in. It isn't helpful to have a good grasp on the history at the expense of missing the point,


[[User:Thomas Mandel|Thomas Mandel]] 00:50, 5 July 2007 (CDT)
[[User:Thomas Mandel|Thomas Mandel]] 00:50, 5 July 2007 (CDT)

Revision as of 01:09, 5 July 2007


Article Checklist for "Zen"
Workgroup category or categories Religion Workgroup, Philosophy Workgroup [Editors asked to check categories]
Article status External article: from another source, with little change
Underlinked article? Yes
Basic cleanup done? Yes
Checklist last edited by John Stephenson 01:42, 29 June 2007 (CDT) Matt Innis (Talk) 23:26, 28 June 2007 (CDT)

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Zen

Very easy to say, very hard to do... Thomas Mandel 22:42, 28 June 2007 (CDT)


Why did someone add stuff from WIkipedia? The idea is to create our own writing as best we can. The article did not start with anything from wikipedia, is there a compelling reason to add it now? Did you just copy stuff over to here? We are trying to be different/better, as it is wht you authored is a Westernized explanation and not quite correct.
What happened to the koans? I hope this isn't a case of "Oh I didn't understand them so I deleted them." I put them back in. It isn't helpful to have a good grasp on the history at the expense of missing the point,

Thomas Mandel 00:50, 5 July 2007 (CDT)