Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Philip Kapleau
Born: August 20, 1912
Died: May 6, 2004 (aged 91)
Bio: Philip Kapleau was a teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition, a blending of Japanese Sōtō and Rinzai schools.
Known for:
- The Three Pillars of Zen (1965)
- Awakening to Zen (1997)
- The Zen of living and dying (1989)
- Zen East and West (1980)