I don't believe compulsion comes into play here. By the way, do you think that children who enter Buddhist monasteries are there voluntarily? I even doubt that

I don't believe compulsion comes into play here. By the way, do you think that children who enter Buddhist monasteries are there voluntarily? I even doubt that novices in Japanese Zen monasteries are all that voluntary. A cultural thing, maybe. And believe me, meditation often feels coercive, even if nobody on the "outside" is forcing me. I'm forcing myself. Which is will power on a slightly larger scale than the one to restrict movement.