Difference

I have many students who come from all over the world such as the US, the UK, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Russia, Spain, Israel etc. Of course the majority are Chinese. A small problem is that I am not very good at writing my BLOG in English like I do in Chinese. The previous article is actually the written part of my foreign students' basic Zen exam. They like to get something to prove their learning. This western way seems a bit funny because we Zen cultivators would prefer to just let everything be, in this case, we say it's "Bu'er" in Chinese, which means no difference and non distinguishable, we always say there isnt too much difference between process and result. A Few days ago, one of my Russian students said it seems that orientals like the western way, and a lot westerners like the eastern way as well. Many of my foreign friends happily immerse themselves in Chinese culture, some of them are really into I-go, some are into tea ceremony or calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, Chinese history, flowers-birds-fish-and-insects, and even Chinese Zither or Chinese herbalism, the rest are into delicious food tasting as well. I sometimes make a joke that the Chinese character wan'er∈瘁∷, which means to have fun is just a knowledge". Generally, wan'er is more difficult than learning because there is no course to start and the first important element is appreciation. One of my friends used to say "the more supports, the better life" . Pagan is a new word never really popular in Chinese history. But from European history, we can tell that 50% of wars happen between different religions and sects. So we say, China is lucky because the comprehensive culture works very well. Confucianism has the wise saying that "Something we don't want to do, neither force others to do".Also, a saying from Buddhism says: Be friendly and helpful to make kind relations. That's it.