Zen - as Mornings Son understands it after a intensiv retreat with and old zen master.

[Gonzo]

Well, I thought my trump was good, but obviously I've been grand slammed.



"He doesn't study the dead phrase" to me means the essential meaning does not lie in words...words being "the dead phrase"....the "living phrase" being the current moment of being sans words. Somehow I thought that related to what you posted.