Jesus said, “When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be in secret.” This is the “secret virtue” of Buddhism. But when the account goes on to say that “Thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee”, we see a deep cleavage between Buddhism and Christianity. As long as there is any thought of anybody, be he God or devil, knowing of our doings and making recompense, Zen would say, “You are not yet one of us.”
