Quote of the day
The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.
Taisen Deshimaru

Born: November 29, 1914
Died: April 30, 1982 (aged 67)
Bio: Taisen Deshimaru was a Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist teacher, who founded the Association Zen Internationale.
Known for:
- The Way of True Zen
- The Zen Way to Martial Arts (1982)
- Questions to a Zen Master (1981)
- Mushotoku Mind: The Heart of the Heart Sutra