There is some stuff in Zen that seems like the exact opposite of Lutheran stuff, so maybe you're asking how in the world these two go together. Zen/Buddhist:Lutheran/Christian, for one thing most obvious. So maybe this can't be done. Then again, maybe this is your first koan.
Zen is the practice of reaching within oneself for wisdom. And given the Lutheran aversion for all things incurvatus in se, we see an obvious pitfall. But what if we take seriously the promise of the Holy Spirit, calling, gathering, enlightening and sanctifying? It is the Spirit in us that brings us to faith.
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