Myths & mysteries
Zen monks use wooden sticks to whack distracted sitters
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Forget gentle encouragement. The kyosaku is a flat wooden stick wielded by a compassionate monitor who strikes the shoulders of meditators to relieve stiffness and snap them back into intense focus when their minds inevitably wander off into daydreams.
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