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[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

or they practice action through inaction, or sometimes they hand out pointless and unenjoyable tasks to those learning that ultimately lead to more happiness (the person experiences more happiness because they went through more unhappiness, they learn to be content with what they have after having temporarily lost it).

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[–] middle_path [S] ago 

This is very vague and hypothetical.

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[–] greycloud 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_wei

i can't find an article showing the monk tasks given to initiates. but some of the tasks are moving rocks from one location to another, pushing boulders up hill, carrying water from one pond to another and the like.