Hmm. I’ve read the story of this, sometimes zen teachers would hit their students with sticks each time they asked a question. The point being I think that each answer & question brings suffering regardless.
Actually, Mr. Seagal introduces a whole other meta-level to the whole zen schtick. Yes, there are numerous stories mostly in Rinzai (direct path) Zen of teachers hitting, spitting, slapping, yelling or scaring their students out of duality. =)
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Hmm. I’ve read the story of this, sometimes zen teachers would hit their students with sticks each time they asked a question. The point being I think that each answer & question brings suffering regardless.
Actually, Mr. Seagal introduces a whole other meta-level to the whole zen schtick. Yes, there are numerous stories mostly in Rinzai (direct path) Zen of teachers hitting, spitting, slapping, yelling or scaring their students out of duality. =)
He hardly seems a role model for becoming ego-less!