It is true that for the process to work it doesn't really matter how much they sit, but the question is whether they can really abide in the Unborn. So trust is a big part of the process. Yes, this is another reason why this technique works. When I ask people to speak out of Big Mind, they trust that they can make that shift. So there is a lot of trust.
People are willing to play the game.
Yes, it definitely has a Western influence. We are going to dance to a different drum. Things that work very well in China, Japan or Tibet may or may not work very well in this culture. And even in this culture, things are changing. In the 60's and 70's in Zen we were into more of a Samurai approach and I doubt if that is true today.