I liked the way this passage described what a zen master is like. I thought the analogy to a clam, implying that whenever he speaks, you hear nothing but his insides and what he is. There are no hidden motives, no concern with petty or serious things, only life. Only the present and the good that can be seen in it.
I think it is a very attainable goal to reach the state of detachement from all worldly things to the point where just the world itself around you pleases you, regardless of other circumstances. I think this would be a great way of life and I would love to experience it or at least talk to people who live this way. I also think it is interesting the way he implies that a zen master does not care to be a zen master since he has lost all desire and identity, he simply is.
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