Question
I am only just beginning to practice and discover zazen.
I am surprised by the way you sometimes answer questions.
Can you tell me whether you feel contempt for certain people?
Cécile
Answer from Master Kosen
Sometimes you have to strike because a person is too caught up in their delusion to see reality.
I allow myself to do this only if the person in question is a Zen practitioner and is heading seriously in the wrong direction.
Also, if I detect in them the influence of someone I already know (a former disciple of Deshimaru) who may be having a harmful influence by slandering me, as they have done for years.
Kosen