(Note, not by me.)
TL;DR: Zen teaches one to become a tool, but doesn't actually consider what one might do as such a tool, and some tools are designed for violence. So Zen cannot convey morality, and Japan, which built its culture on Zen, was fatally flawed because of this.
Absolutely worth a read.
TL;DR: Zen teaches one to become a tool, but doesn't actually consider what one might do as such a tool, and some tools are designed for violence. So Zen cannot convey morality, and Japan, which built its culture on Zen, was fatally flawed because of this.
Absolutely worth a read.