Alan W discusses the word tathata, which is translated from the Sanskrit as “suchness” or “thusness.” The word can be used in Mahayana Buddhism to recommend how things look to a Buddha, to 1 that has experienced enlightenment or liberation and it is, therefore, known as a Tathagata – one who comes (and goes) thus. W shares the feeling of this non-sense in Buddhist school of thought, and its practical demo in Zen.