Comparative Religion Class
Published Jan 01, 1900
It was one week before finals at the University of California, Berkeley, and everyone in my comparative religion class was frantic because of all the complex words and ideas we needed to know. The professor had just finished reviewing an Eastern concept he identified as Taoist, when a frazzled student protested, "But you said that was a Buddhist belief!" The professor looked up with a smirk and said, "I'm afraid not. You see, that was Zen. This is Tao."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
