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Originally Posted by MMM
Don't get me wrong, it is a mind-expanding experience. But it is just that: a mind-expanding experience. You get to the point where you understand the culture of taking your shoes off before entering the house. Some things will make sense...some things will never make sense...but you learn to adapt.
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One of the most interesting things that I've learned from the book I mentioned earlier is just how deep-rooted cultural differences can be. Always looking for things to "make sense" is a very Western way of thinking. The nature of Zen is that it doesn't make any sense, and yet it makes perfect sense, right? I haven't studied Eastern religion outside of the mythologies, so I could be wrong.
By the way, that book is called
The Unspoken Way by Michihiro Matsumoto in case anyone is interested.