Likewise, just a manner of speaking.
Timeless spontaneity - indeed - as if it could be otherwise! ;)
K
On 7/2/2012 3:45 PM, Joe wrote:
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.
