Quote Originally Posted by cpmcdill View Post
I'm with those that go with more of a codger stuff approach. It does not fail me and I consistently enjoy my smokes.

Although I wonder if the codger stuff is a manifestation of what they call "unconscious aptitude" where there's all kinds of subtle stuff that goes on which defy anything like a method that can be modeled and taught to newbies. I think the 3-step is the closest to codger stuffing, and probably evolves into it as one gets more adept.

In Zen and the Art of Archery there's some description about learning precise methods and techniques, and only after that, letting them all go to attain mastery. In this analogy, you are one with the pipe, the tobacco and the flame, and it's all done without calculation or worry. It simply happens. You are the bow, the arrow and the target, and when you let go of "self" -- bullseye!
This!