/lit/ - Literature

>>22533260
Keisaku.

>>21865171
>its so out of character for some stoic zen preacher.
that's because he was not this,

buddhist compassion does not mean this mere sentimentality that you see around in the world

are you offended by the Awakened One? great

look at the behaviour of some japanese roshis at WW2;
thats your 'zen'

Evola talked about this 'effemination' of buddhism propagated in the west

Another exciting thread to discuss the delightful antics of Zen Masters.
Mazu Daoyi is the man of the hour today, here's a bit:

>Master Daliao asked Mazu, "What is the precise meaning of the coming from the West?"
>Mazu knocked him down with a foot to the chest; he was greatly enlightened.
>Getting up he clapped and laughed out loud, saying, "Marvelous, marvelous! The source of a hundred thousand absorptions and countless subtle meanings is perceived all at once on a single hair tip!"
>Then he bowed and withdrew.
>Later the master said to a group, "Ever since getting kicked by Master Ma, I haven’t stopped laughing even now."

>Master Jiangshan Quan said, "Suddenly glimpsing is even more laughable."

From the (original) Shobogenzo, translated as, Treasury of the Eye of the True Teaching.