Questions to Master Deshimaru

Question

Zen does not seem to be made for a mass public; why do you use television and the press?

Answer

In our age the media are important. Information must be transmitted by whatever means are available. Why use them only for superficial things, why hide a profound teaching? Everyone today is looking for a meaning in life. Everyone has a right to wake up. The religious person must jump into the water and learn how to swim well enough to help those who are drowning.