The Rochi said the other day that she had once insisted in calling herself 'Zen' rather than 'Zen Buddhist'. She no longer does this. Schism seems so puerile, but there is no doubt that when groups of people find themselves with fundamentally different points of view it is easy for hard feelings to develop. Is that how the Inquisition started? But there'd be no dead bishop on the stairs if there hadn't been an Inquisition. I guess that would be OK.
It seems to me that we have to be all embracing and non-confrontive on differences, but still when we see gross damage taking place we have a right to stand up and say 'No!' This is a human right that no government or armed cadre can take from us.
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