This is easily the most articulate, clear presentation of dharma practice that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. My own personal distaste or critique of Zen has always been a perceived tendency of Western teachers to ineffectively obfuscate the teachings, rendering any actual transformation impossible, and hiding their own stunted development behind the veiling effect of vague, apophatic wordplay. As a result, both Zen and Western applications of Tibetan traditions are plagued by students lapsing into a blind mimicry and unacknowledged Orientalism that inevitably tends to promote a fetishizing of Asian otherness, a pronounced level of spiritual materialism, and sets the stage for an inevitable result: abusive power dynamics, scandal, trauma, and loss of community. Christian Dillo is masterful in his phenomenological reassessment of routinized Buddhist terminology and jargon that all-too-often produces stagnation, misunderstanding, and spiritual bypassing in how we relate to the immediacy of our lived experience. Christian displays such an incredible talent for precision in word choice and exercises of intimate investigation. Very inviting and rich with new perspectives and a breathtaking scope of possible applications and interdisciplinary potential. I cannot think of a more nuanced yet approachable volume for newbs or old dogs alike. Stunning and a true game changer for the future of dharma taking root with integrity outside of an Asian context