Sorry, I do not mean to excuse the behavior of Seung Sahn. He is Korean, in korea there is still a strong confuscious style buddhism that emphasizes personal relationships. For a korean man or monk, a sexual encounter can be explained the way Seung Sahn says, because that is a very Korean style and would be accepted in Korea. Although, that is becoming old fashioned in Korea as the country is b
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Hello everyone! I am excited about this discussion everyone is having about Zen. I apologize if my grammar is a bit off, I am a Japanese citizen but I have been college educated in the US. I am working on becoming a citizen of the US and I enjoy the many differences this country offers. Soto tradition has been practiced by family for a few generations. There are many forms of zen practice in Japa
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