There is no self. No one to take seriously in the first place. The self is an object of thinking. It's as fake as a CNN news story. No Self. Nada. No self was born, no self will die.
Every thought is not necessarily wrong, but every thought IS wrong if you think it is the truth. So 'what color is 2 + 2 = 4' is equally as insane.
It is not in conflict with Christianity
[poconopundit ] I (or IT) thinks that eyes, ears, tongues, etc. do exist, but the self behind them is an illusion.
[poconopundit ] The rocks are a locus of some basic form of intelligence,
Reading such delusional one might think he was in a forum on the Democratic Underground" or the like.
But it's late and i am sleepy, so I am just going to post a couple links to articles exposing such.
Zen and the Art of Not Knowing God - Christian Research Institute
The Theology of Zen Buddhism | John Ankerberg Show - John ...