The Importance of Zen Discipline

Buddhism does not tell you anything it doesn't require you to believe in anything Buddhism is a dialogue between a Buddha and an ordinary man or rather someone who insists on defining himself as an ordinary man. In the way of training of zen this is very clearly emphasized if you go to a zen teacher and you approach him in the traditional way the first thing he will do is to say i i haven't anything to teach go away. He says what are these people doing around here aren't they your students you say well they're working with me but unfortunately uh we are very poor these days. The old Chinese master took us on for it if you ask any question you get 30