Jul 08, 2005 11:45
From Zen and the Fine Arts:
"Most religions demand adherence of some kind. Ultimately, of course, this would be commitment to God for Christians and to Buddha for Buddhists. Such is the very ultimate to which they cannot but adhere. But in the true Zen life, not only is there no adherence to such a God or Buddha, there is even a denial of them. If a man needs this reliance on a final authority, he cannot be said to be a true Zen man." (35)