Moment by moment, the phenomenal and the absolute interpenetrate each other. Hence, the Zen maxim - Zen mind is everyday mind. Joel Latner expresses this in Gestalt terms by saying, In our terms, this direction is towards the last Gestalt. In the more advanced stages of this process, we are embracing ourselves and the cosmos. All of me and all of the infinity of activities and energy around me, people and things, all of them together are one figure.
Nothing is excluded.
In conclusion, the use of the Zen kong-an and the Gestalt focus on the impasse can be seen as parallel processes. Both lead to some experiencing of disorganization and voidness with a focus toward reemergence into the world with a new orientation. Gestalt therapy could be viewed as applied Zen within an interpersonal framework. Gestalt also enhances this process by its utilization of the concepts of developmental psychology. Therefore, it could be concluded that each discipline might enhance the other in the movement toward wholeness.