I INTEND IN THE FOLLOWING to make sense of Zen non-sense. Fundamental Zen terms like naturalness and emptiness and nothingness are used in disregard of the COIK principle: Clear Only If Known. For example, Shunryu Suzuki, a Zen master, said, It is absolutely necessary for everyone to believe in nothing. (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice. New York and...