Yup, I know. But Soto has its share of "faith", starting with the quote above: if you do zen for any purpose, you're not doing it right. I get the point and the

Yup, I know. But Soto has its share of "faith", starting with the quote above: if you do zen for any purpose, you're not doing it right. I get the point and the logic, and I agree with it. But it's just too damn hard to swallow stuff like this without chewing, and if i'm chewing it... well it usually makes sense, but it's still not easy.