tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post1652602764812637562..comments2024-03-08T02:28:22.720-08:00Comments on Dojo Rat: Washington Post: Meditation "Grows" Your BrainDojo Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-71018581204582770772009-07-12T11:24:03.967-07:002009-07-12T11:24:03.967-07:00there's an interesting conversation between da...there's an interesting conversation between daniel goleman (author of emotional intelligence) and Richard Davidson, it's on Neuroplasticity and part of Goleman's Wired To Connect dialogue series, and there are samples you can listen to at www.morethansound.net/wired-to-connect.phpUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553631805931053111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-51108789613663231152009-07-11T08:01:58.954-07:002009-07-11T08:01:58.954-07:00I think Steve is correct, and more along my line o...I think Steve is correct, and more along my line of thinking on this subject. The Japanese call it "Mu Shin" I believe, or "no mind".<br />--<br />But more importantly, those that have followed my recent posts, including the one on genetics and how experiances can alter your DNA and be transfered to future generations--<br /> What I am hitting at is that we have the ability to make leaps in human evolution, we were given the tools.<br /> How powerful would it be if more people attempted to tap into this level? I'm not saying I have even close, but my mind is open to it and I choose to explore the path.<br />- Could we evolve ourselves into a more productive and peaceful, enlightened world?Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-88631630184178967772009-07-10T13:42:44.104-07:002009-07-10T13:42:44.104-07:00Not a surprise, this finding.
I believe that the ...Not a surprise, this finding.<br /><br />I believe that the notion of meditation, at least in the classical Eastern sense, is that you aren't highly engaged mentally -- not beta waves, but alpha, theta, even delta -- and my experiences with forms, including a long ago and far away time with Yang-style tai chi, is that once you learn them, you don't have to think about them. Nor should you.<br /><br />Not to say you aren't focused and in the moment, but it is more kinesthetic than cerebral. If you had to think about what goes into walking, you'd fall down a lot. If the speed of thought is your limitation for an incoming punch, you'll get tagged a lot, too. <br /><br />The time for thinking is in the learning. In the doing, you have to move past that. If I'm attacked, I don't know what I'm going to do in the moment, only that I should have the tools to do something useful. <br /><br />As my teacher is fond of quoting his teacher, "If you think, you stink ..."Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-77581310301293086422009-07-10T13:40:53.005-07:002009-07-10T13:40:53.005-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201222618566180765.post-39030022032312906282009-07-10T11:51:40.614-07:002009-07-10T11:51:40.614-07:00I think this says a lot about seemingly slow, intr...<i>I think this says a lot about seemingly slow, introspective internal arts such as Tai Chi Chuan...</i><br /><br />I agree, but with a caveat. I suspect you must be highly engaged mentally for this to work. Focused, whatever you want to call it. It's pretty easy to slide into merely a "mostly engaged" state that probably doesn't produce a lot of results.<br /><br />The threat that someone might hit you, that exists in sparring, say, motivates you to stay engaged mentally better, and this element is missing in solo katas, whether fast or slow.Toldainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501926678749747844noreply@blogger.com