Zen cannot be attained by lectures, discussions, and debates. Only those of great perceptive capacity can clearly understand it. For this reason the ancient adepts did not waste a moment. Even when they weren’t calling on teachers to ascertain specific truths, they were involved in real Zen practice, so they eventually attained mature serenity in a natural way. They were not wrapped up in the illusions of the world. If you can do this, at some point you will suddenly turn the light of your mind around and see through illusions to the real self. Then you will understand where everything comes from—mundane passions and illusions, the material world, form and emptiness, light and darkness, principle and essence, mystery and marvel. Once you understand this clearly, then you will not be caged or trapped by anything at all, mundane or transmundane.
The Jed McKenna books appear to have been written by an individual named Peder Sweeney, while the forum was created by an impostor named Kenneth McMordie. From: https://realization.org/p/jed-mckenna/who-is-jed-mckenna.html By Elena Gutierrez Jed McKenna is the author of a series of books about enlightenment. The books are fiction and “Jed McKenna” is a pseudonym. Many people think Jed McKenna’s true identity is a mystery, but this isn’t true. His birth name has been a matter of public record for nearly twenty years. It’s Peder Sweeney, and since that name is very unusual, it’s virtually certain that he is the same Peder Sweeney who: was born on September 26, 1961; went to William Rainey Harper College in Illinois; wrote articles for his college newspaper which are reminiscent of the Jed McKenna books; married Kelly Dawn Johnson; lived in Fairfield, Iowa, which was the center of the Transcendental Medi...
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