Anruf / Call Konfrontieren / Confront Meister / Master Religion Selbst / Self Wirklichkeit / Reality
Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.
What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.
To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity.
Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.
When I was almost 13 I was ripe for religion. I was actually just plain ripe.
Religion and science look at reality differently.
Seeing reality for what it is is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard.
I do not value religion chiefly for its morality.
Conflict between science and religion a dangerous foe.