Nah; it's just my way of speakin'.
If you are in a zen teacher's hands, on retreat, nothing is clear until it
becomes so. You're not aware of carrots and sticks (well, certainly of the
stick). The teacher's actions are spontaneous and not along the lines of a
program or recipe. The teacher's wisdom and compassion impinge on the student
as gratuitous Grace.
Also, there is no lost time in the dharma.
On retreat, a student "too concerned about progress" is likely to make some:
The reason is that the concern leads unknowingly to over-exertion, which tires
the fellow out. When the fellow is tired out, samadhi has a good chance of
developing. When samadhi breaks up, awakening occurs at that instant.
Then you use the stick on the teacher; gently, at first.
--Joe
> Kristopher Grey <kris@...> wrote:
>
> As for a carrot and stick approach, it can lengthen the path.
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