primordial perfection of everything existing, designated by the most various names, experienced by all great sages, saints, and founders of religions of all cultures and times. . . From this point of view zazen is not a "method" that brings people living in ignorance to the "goal" of liberation; rather it is the immediate expression and actualization of the perfection present in every person at every moment (Fischer-Schreiber 443).
There are many given truths practiced in Zen: Besides attending to various practical affairs, the Zen monk has to listen to the master's occasional sermons, which were short and cryptic, and to ask questions and get answers. While the elders were naturally
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