Shunryu Suzuki Quotes
A Master who cannot bow to a disciple cannot bow to Buddha.
Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Weatherhill, 1970, p. 44.
The inhale word was made famous in this context in the William Clinton quotation: {585948}.
This passage was one of those used by Christian apologists for slavery. Critics of some Christian churches point to this passage as illustrating the lack of morality in traditional Christianity when it same to fundamentals such as human slavery. In this particular quotation, the slave master is likened to Christ. Ironically, it was Christian abolitionists in England and the United States who saw other passages of the New Testament and the Gospel of Christ as disapproving of slavery and those Christians where among the most effective of the abolitionists.
Rebellion and revolution has always been unallowed in the Muslim religion.
It has been argued that Asian Cultures where Confucianism is in the tradition are more obedient and respectful of authority figures than are most other cultures and religious traditions.
Shunryu Suzuki (May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
