tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728622599371505782.post1460543913651933315..comments2023-10-20T09:21:37.384-07:00Comments on Take Back Your Mind: The Pain PeriodJason Miller,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728622599371505782.post-82357703515368606112013-04-20T09:13:00.659-07:002013-04-20T09:13:00.659-07:00I found your blog this morning 1 week after I quit...I found your blog this morning 1 week after I quit smoking. It was helpful. Serendipity!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411126000318097866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728622599371505782.post-54065063643935684772009-11-18T21:46:20.628-08:002009-11-18T21:46:20.628-08:00All forms of combat also incorporate techniques th...All forms of combat also incorporate techniques that have valid lessons, and by no means just by their opposites, in spiritual work.<br /><br />Hence the close relations in many paths between the warrior and the mystic.<br /><br />If I might make so bold as to presume that Mr S has something of a combative nature, it's not surprising that he possesses a lot of the wisdom that belongs to that state: he's had a chance to develop it as a career, and explore it.<br /><br />And I imagine those Spartans at Thermopylae knew a whole HELL of a lot more about focused attention, stilling the ego's fears, and being in the moment than a whole roomful of aspiring Reiki novices, be they never so still and committed to their studies! ;)ChandraNovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628240907136754748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728622599371505782.post-72635457860227625012009-07-27T19:27:32.725-07:002009-07-27T19:27:32.725-07:00Bodybuilding actually incorporates a lot of magica...Bodybuilding actually incorporates a lot of magical and meditation techniques. Many people are surprised by this, and a lot of bodybuilders might be surprised if they're told that their mental techniques contain this kind of thought.Servitor Lucemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792291004791974556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728622599371505782.post-70624408319059044632009-07-05T19:59:07.280-07:002009-07-05T19:59:07.280-07:00I used to do a "pain meditation" when I ...I used to do a "pain meditation" when I was much younger, and really into martial arts. I got the idea after seeing Terminator 2, and learning why asian tea cups dont have handles. <br /><br />When asked if he felt pain, the Terminator said "I register damage." as an affermitive. Asian tea cups don't have handles because if it is too hot to hold it is too hot to put into your maw. <br /><br />The meditation was pour myself a hot cup of tea, and hold the tea cup with both hands while focusing on the fact that pain isnt pain, it's just a record of damage. As such, I was able to learn to endure quite a bit of pain. I also scalded my hands more than once. Two lessons learned there! Dedication I have! Common sense.. less so.<br /><br />As someone who's dealt with serious physical injury, I tend to fire back at my Marine Corps aquaintences that sometimes pain is your tibia leaving your body. ;) <br /><br />Though I totally agree with the ideal, one must have more sense than yours truely and not be too Spartan about it, otherwise we end up with scalded hands.Mr. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08992497721332168579noreply@blogger.com