The following is an actual transcipt of a dialogue between Sotaku, the original muffin monk, and Mutak, the official Monastery muffin taster monk in 1975.

"What should a Zen muffin be?" inquired Sotaku of Mutak.

"It would be delicious!" replied Mutak.

"Well of course!" scolded Sotaku, "But would it be nutritious?  And vegan without refined sugar?"

"Yes, of course" agreed Mutak.  "And yet, very simple - not many ingredients."

"And, would it be low in calories, fat and carbs?" asked Sotaku.

"Yes, all those and high in fiber.  Don't forget the fiber" said Mutak.  "But where and how could such a muffin ever exist?"

"Right here," said Sotaku, producing a package from behind his back.  "I made them just this morning, and you may try one right now."

And so it began.  The simple Blueberry Bran muffin, once discovered, adapted itself into the Blueberry Mango Cranberry muffin, the Apple Cranberry muffin, the Blueberry Raspberry Oat Bran muffin, and so on and so on.  Sotaku produced an exuberance of muffins to the delight and entertainment of the entire monastery.  Everything was wholesome, good for you and tasted especially wonderful.

In 1977, Zen Bakery outgrew the monastery and moved to West Los Angeles, where Sotaku, to this day, is still inventing new products.