Nice, I honestly feel that the essence of Zen is the abandonment of all conceptual projections. I've been practicing to fuse my awareness within this sublime school of spirituality, for almost 40 years now. Still, my mind thinks on and on...
So, what is the sound of one mouth yapping? Hehehe
While it is a specific traditional practice, an honored path and a way of life... it is also a free walk in the park if we let go. Though, I do fancy the notion of an inter-dimensional Godhead, perceiving myriad realities through this vast universe's multiple experiences, simultaneously.
But whether or not we name this unnameable phenomenon or simply acknowledge it's living presence, it behooves us to empty our restless minds of superfluous thoughts and extraneous programming. For the grass grows by itself and all things remain within an ever-changing flux, a ceaseless balance.
Gotta run now but I truly appreciate this intriguing thread and will touch back to reflect and rejoice the beatific translucence of the eternal Void, with you fine folks.
There is no self to which I cling, for I am one with everything.