Most zen groups do practice zen and an expression of Buddhism. There have been hard-core Christians (the Catholic monk Tomas Merton comes to mind) that have incorporated zen into their expression of Christianity. Of course there's lot of examples of non-sectarian zen practitioners - Alan Watts is an example.
For me zen is not inextricably associated with any religion. I practice zen without associating it with Buddhism, but when I talk about zen I find Buddhism terms fit more easily than Christian terms. But that is not a hard and fast rule. If zen can be associated with motorcycle maintenance I don't know why it couldn't be associated with Satanism. But, in the end, you eventually have to realize the Satan you're worshiping is your self. .Bill! Demunin_kahn wrote: I have always been a student of the occult, and I was wondering about setting up a Satanic Zen Temple, where people could do zazen and then participate in Wiccan Rituals and worship Satanus with me. Has anyone heard of variant Zen Temples that participate in non-Buddhist religions?
