How to Respond to Being Corrected Like This Over and Over Again

Hogan: How would you respond after being corrected like this over and over again? Our impulse might be to get angry and frustrated, to lash out at the person who is in the position of authority. We learn over time and sometimes the hard way in these moments to just set aside that ego and just respond. Do what needs to be done with no gap, no resistance. There's a koan in the mumon kan that relates to this story about looking for the right willow branches. This number 26, Hogan points to the blinds. The shapes of the branches do not quite look the same. Try again.