Question
There is something that always strikes me when I think about Zen masters: how many of them died relatively young (in their sixties, say), while ill—Deshimaru, Suzuki, Katagiri, etc. Yet I thought this path was supposed to lead people to live long and healthy lives…
Compared with karate, for example (or other martial arts), whose masters are often examples of longevity, don’t they too often neglect the body for the mind?
Anonymous
Answer from Master Kosen
When they have finished their work, they leave.
Kosen