AboutStuart Resnick Expertise I'm a long-time practitioner in a Korean-style Zen school. I can answer questions regarding Zen, formal sitting meditation, self-inquiry, the practice of "koan" transmission, and offer the particular perspective of this school on the great life questions.
Experience 18 years of formal practice with the Kwan Um School of Zen, currently with the Empty Gate Zen Center of Berkeley, currently a "Senior Dharma Teacher" at this center, I give periodic talks and informally answer questions of students interested in Zen practice and teaching style
Question What does he mean when he says "A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.
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A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay
Answer If you hold ideas and opinions, you only see one side. If you put down all your ideas and opinions, then you see all sides.
If you make I/my/me, then you're troubled by what you'll pay. If you put down I/my/me, then you can determine what's right (i.e., what's beneficial to everyone, not just myself).
