Question
When you are certain you have found your master, when you say to yourself, “Ah, it is him and no one else. I am absolutely sure,” what do you do? That is what I felt during a day of practice with you. It appeared as something obvious… It is still very present today and could easily remain so for life—I am even sure of it! Since I am looking to move (I currently live in Lyon and study Chinese medicine in Paris one session per month), I wonder whether I could come sit in your dojo in Montpellier, a city I also like, with a good kendo club… My question is: since your teaching made a very strong, positive impression on me in just one day, would it be good to come practice beside you daily, or should I instead practice at the Lyon dojo and attend your sesshins? What is healthiest for a beginner like me, knowing that an encounter like this may never happen again in my life?
Gassho.
Anonymous
Answer from Master Kosen
The Lyon dojo is very good.
Kosen