I admit that I have never given this idea much thought in the past, but indeed zazen could be the very thing..in fact, the only thing in the face of disaster, or even worse. During the Tokyo trials, some of the Japanese defendants were thought to be sleeping for their eyes were closed as they were sitting at the court docks. Could they perhaps have been doing zazen? I heard that Premier Tojo had even turned more and more towards Buddhism and lived on plain rice, see weed, and vegetables during his last days Getting back to the present, let's say that the world will indeed end in 2012. I ask myself if I have the balls to actually sit, close my eyes for the last time, and breath...as the world actually and physically go through self-destruction around me. I think that poster from the film 2012...a picture with the Tibetan monk on top of some mountain facing the on-coming disaster...I think that says something for the Zen community. One can even turn the whole poster into a koan itself.... - Lose the small self, and let body and all drop away - join/return to Buddha..the Great All..to be Buddha once more Having said the above, I absolutely don't know how Zen can possilbly make Christians and others from the Semite world be better than they perceive they are. You have Yahweh on the one hand. A definite figure, according to that world. Buddha on the other hand...well...where/what the hell is he?...or she. or it... Buddha be praised Mel
