The Japanese word for business card, meishi, means literally, "the stab of name and fame." In other words, the intent of the card is to make a sharp, searing impression on the recipient. . . .
Zen puts no quarter on fame, especially fame by association. Remove the title, the uniform, the trappings, and what do you have? A human being who will one day die, the same as everyone else. In zen, what matters is not our status but our spiritual development. . . .
If we do our inner work, our spirit will be our calling card.
— Philip Toshio Sudo, Zen 24/7