TEACHER QUESTION: Teacher-student relationship

[Risho]

Yes, the teacher is within you but would never have learned that without the help of others.

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Right on! It's like when Bruce Lee said drop the forms; I'm paraphrasing. But you have to know this stuff in your bones before you can drop it and do free expression. If you don't know how to punch, form or no form, it won't matter. If you already know how to punch then drop the form. I guess it's also like the analogy of taking the raft to the other shore. When you no longer need it, there is no need to haul it. At the same time, practice is endless, so is there ever really a point when it can be dropped?

Sorry for the tangent... thank you Rich!

Gassho,

Risho

[Rich]

Right on! It's like when Bruce Lee said drop the forms; I'm paraphrasing. But you have to know this stuff in your bones before you can drop it and do free expression. If you don't know how to punch, form or no form, it won't matter. If you already know how to punch then drop the form. I guess it's also like the analogy of taking the raft to the other shore. When you no longer need it, there is no need to haul it. At the same time, practice is endless, so is there ever really a point when it can be dropped?

Sorry for the tangent... thank you Rich!

Gassho,

Risho

Practice is endless so you are not dropping practice, you are dropping everything else so just this moment
Is perceived. The forms as Bruce Lee correctly says are dropped and your actions will be correct according to your ability. Imo the raft is all the concepts and opinions about Buddhism that helped you to the shore. I'm just a beginner so pleas keep practicing and find your own truth.



Kind regards. /\

[Risho]