Sure, I was more affected by: > My own impression is that life in the world provides many diversions which guard a person from really engaging the battle with

Sure, I was more affected by: > My own impression is that life in the world provides many diversions which guard a person from really engaging the battle with sin, and can even render him quite insensible of its existence. Where Christianity's "sin" is Buddhism's "ignorance", the source of all suffering. The great 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen said [paraphrasing], "teaching which does not feel like something is being forced upon you is not true teaching". Father A is a true teacher.