Teaching through non-teaching. Learning through non-learning
Believe it or not, but if a baby falls into a pool of water it will naturally know to not breathe underwater. It will roll onto its back and float, despite never practising nor being taught to. (There are videos one can look up which demonstrate this – not that I recommend throwing babies in pools).
For the most part, Shawn and I are quite technical when it comes to how we give guidance in meditation. But what if you put more faith in the student to figure it out for themselves? There are times when this works and times when we all need a little assistance.
In Zen, the approach is very different from many other schools of Buddhism. Their pedagogical style is incredibly confusing at first due to its non-explicit instructions. However, there is a wisdom in their seeming madness. Let us go a different route this week and see how you like it (many do).