The Raft Is the Shore
A number of scholars at Western universities have written about Zen Buddhism. Some of their studies have been pretty bad, and others are pretty good. Dale S. Wright, professor of Religious Studies at Occidental College, and his Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism put them all in the shade. To mix metaphors: "Even the most productive fishermen get hungry again." Once and for all, the notion that the raft is just a means to reach the other shore is laid to rest.
- Robert Aitken Roshi, Miniatures of a Zen Master
This is a scheduled post. I'm currently on Sesshin at Kodoji, Ancient Ground Temple, a Zendo opened by Robert Aitken Roshi. It seems appropriate to share his Dharma with you whilst I'm away.
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