When I started practicing Zen meditation I was impressed by the cries and blows which sometimes uttered by the teacher. My mind would not accept such acts "violent." How a Zen master could make a show of such attitudes? Over the years I was realizing that the occasional shouts and blows were not driven by an "I" and were intended to punish another "me." They were simple "keys to cause the awakening" . When analyzing such behavior through my "I" was identified with the illusory reality of the "I" of the teacher. Y there was the error! A cry, a "bump on the head" or a sullen silence but items were not devoid of ego I approached a liberating reality. That helped me understand the same circumstances in real life. Why should I be angry? Who hold a grudge? Who am I offended? If I identify with an "I" real inherent identify you as another "I" inherent and real ... and there is the problem. Something similar happens with local, national (other than the class they are) and other divisive identifications. Therefore I learned years ago to sit and breathe, nothing else. Day after day. Sit and breathe, without seeking anything or something. Unwilling to "this" or "that." Just sit and breathe ... morning and evening, half an hour at a time, the rest comes by itself, without looking.
