Question
Congratulations on your website, which I visit regularly.
My question is certainly meaningless: what should we do with koans in Soto
Zen other than desire to transcend them? Can you help me
distinguish how the Japanese Rinzai and Soto schools practice
with koans, please, Master KOSEN!
Anonymous
Master Kosen’s answer
There is no difference between Soto and Rinzai; there are good masters and bad masters.
The koan must remain alive and authentic, never systematic.
Kosen