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Some important characteristics of Zen

 

Training enfolds enlightenment. Enlightenment dwells within training, and training takes place within enlightenment. Everybody can reach Satori in his everyday life, here and now, in spite of all the tasks and difficulties that we face in our life. It is very difficult to change the world. Zen suggests that you will first change your self. Zen is not missionary, and does not try to sweep the masses and make propaganda for his views. Zen advises you to work on changing yourself and to practice to reach your true self. Zen is not the way of force, war, or enforcement. In every human being there is something special.

 

Every human being without distinction of religion, race, gender or age can reach enlightenment, and everyone can have an original enlightenment of his own. Zen strives for the development of all people to be free, independent, courageous, creative and humanistic. Zen stays away from fame and profit and actualizes creative humanism in everyday life activities.