Keisaku

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to remedy sleepiness or lapses of concentration. This is accomplished through a strike or series of strikes, usually administered on the meditator's back and shoulders in the muscular area between the shoulder and the spine. The keisaku itself is thin and somewhat flexible; strikes with it, though they may cause momentary sting if performed vigorously, are not injurious.

Purpose

The word "keisaku" may be translated as "warning stick", or "awakening stick", and is wielded by the

, or in the "monkey mind" state (overwhelmed with thoughts).

See also

• Jikijitsu
• Shippei
• Sluggard waker – a similar custom and tool used in 18th century British churches

References

• Sōgen Hori, G. Victor (1998). "Japanese Zen in America: Americanizing the Face in the Mirror". In Prebish, Charles S.; Tanaka, Kenneth K (eds.). Faces of Buddhism in America. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. p. 60.
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