riverman wrote:
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Zen Level 3: The boat is part of your body, and the river is merely 'there'.
You have no obstacles, and paddling is a freeing and relazing experience.
This is the level where it gets into stratospheric levels of fun, and gets
tremendously addicting. You will run a small rapid while thinking about
dinner. You will be mindlessly paddling across a lake, and suddenly be at
your destination. This is the good paddling level: get there.

--riverman
Zen master.



Zen Level 4: The river is your paddling partner, helping you to make
moves that you never thought possible. You will keep all your attention
on the dance that you and your partner are doing...