…can be independent, you want a teacher, so you study yourself. You have a teacher for yourself, not for the teacher. Rinzai analyzed how to teach his disciples in four ways. Sometimes he talks about the disciple himself. Sometimes he talks about teaching…

…treat Zen as Buddhism itself. Not Zen but Buddhism. For us Zen and Buddhism Seven, but for rinzai Buddhism is not good enough. Rinzai is better, that is rinzai society. We think Buddhism and Zen is the same. Why doesn't the Zen School use the koan that…

…understanding, it is not even religion. It is a kind of exercise. It is not religion, it doesn't help us in its true sense. Rinzai are for a long long time 400 or more. There were not so many teachers who understood this point. That is why dogen dogen…

…our believers or supporters. In this way Soto developed and this is the characteristic of Soto School in comparison to Soto, Rinzai. You know, teachers have not much students or not much followers. Their organization is divided in many. I don't know how…

…because we are always liable to practice zazen like blind man or Seiko. And here is another story which was told by nangak. Rinzai belongs to nangak's branch. And nangak said after: can you hear me? You cannot hear, you cannot hear me, so you have to…

…way everyone must do. If you understand in that way, you will not be involved in any idea of schools of Buddhism, Rinzai Zen or Soto Zen, Buddhism or Christianity, because you don't have actual understanding of zazen and your way of practice your spirit…

…will stick to it and you will be bound by it. That is why Zen School, Zen Teachers, divided in many ways. Soto Rinzai obaku unmo hogen inyo. There are many schools but originally it is one teaching. But they established, you know well their disciples…