FOREWORD
towardstheorientaltreasureofthoughtisinthiscasealesser
danger, as in Zen there are fortunatelynoneofthose mar-
vellously incomprehensible words,as in Indiancults. Neither
doesZenplayaboutwithcomplicatedHatha-yogatechniques,^
which deludethephysiologically thinking Europeanwith the
falsehopethat thespiritcan beobtained bysittingand by
breathing. On the contrary, Zen demands intelligence and
will-power,asdoallthegreaterthingswhichdesiretobecome
real.
*"WhenyouseekBuddhahood...youwillneverattainthetruth,"says
amaster.(Suzviki:Eisqysin^enBuddhism,1,p.222.)