No-Mind (Zen)

The Zen concept of a state beyond ego and conceptual thought, equated by Alexander with reaching the I through truly pleasing oneself.

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Pleasing Yourself
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The core prescription of the chapter: making what truly pleases you at the deepest level, which Alexander argues is the key to creating all living structure and the path to the I.

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Zen Buddhismframework0.807
School of Buddhism known for koans and paradoxical teachings; invoked through Huang Po and Lin-chi.
Zazen (sitting meditation)method0.771
A Zen meditation technique for interrupting the mind's self-construction and thought generation.
No-self (anātman)concept0.766
Buddhist doctrine that there is no permanent, independent self; only a stream of aggregates.
Buddhist and Indic no-Selfframework0.759
Eastern perspective on non-duality of Self and world.
Buddhist philosophy of no-self (anattā)framework0.756
Core Buddhist doctrine that selfhood is illusory, constructed from impermanent causal factors, providing philosophical foundation for the entire inquiry.
Non-Selfconcept0.753
Buddhist doctrine that there is no permanent self; grounds non-duality in AI alignment by eliminating adversarial self-preservation
mindsconcept0.752
Mental or cognitive entities that may or may not depend on brains.
Heart of Zenconcept0.746
The quality of gardens that brings us in touch with the orderly-yet-uncontrollable, wild-yet-cultivated nature of life.