Quote of the day
Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.
Masao Abe
Born: 1915
Died: September 10, 2006 (aged 91)
Bio: Masao Abe was a Japanese Buddhist and professor in religious studies, who became well known for his work in Buddhist-Christian interfaith dialogue, which later included Judaism. He wrote also on the experience of Zen.
Known for:
- Zen and Western Thought (1985)
- Study of Dōgen (1992)
- Zen and Comparative Studies (1996)
- Zen and the Modern World (2003)
- Divine emptiness and historical fullness (1995)