No, as I mentioned above, that would be a silly contention. However, in my experience, tempering one's approach with something other is quite helpful (provider fatigue alone is reason enough to seek time away from any activity of this type).Originally Posted by Bruce Mitchell
One could argue that this is not the case for every art- yes, one does have the examples of one's instructor and seniors, but there are some systems that lack explicit ethical guidelines, or have ones that may not be acceptable to modern Western minds (it is worth bearing in mind that what seems superstitious to us may well have been work-a-day to many in pre-modern Japan...)Originally Posted by Bruce Mitchell
As for the meditation/religion debate, seems a bit of a straw man, but it has been done to death by folks with a lot more experience than me...
Be well,
Jigme