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Impressive post. I especially like the nice synthesis between old forgotten christian thought and original zen buddhism as intended by the likes of Bodhidharma and Tsung Mi. Although I am sure you will encounter certain resistance from neo-zennists from the americanized soto tradition, this return to traditional Buddhist thought with a slight lemon squeeze of ancient christian thought is a nice twist and will probably reach those divided in the bad tasting soup of todays new age teachings.
I agree with John, this marriage between authentic Christianity and authentic Zen is very fruitful and these posts are a delight to read. Sometimes I feel this interaction is so fruitful because Zen can help Christianity all the falsity it’s commonly associated with and return to the source, Christ’s teaching on the Kingdom. At the same time, to remember this connections also means to remember that Zen deals with the transcendent, the supramundane, what is so much suppressed in what John above calls “Americanized Soto Zen”.
Very insightful comments. Yes, there is a need for a great “synthesis” here–a marriage if you will between the authentic mystical streams within both.