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Zen Mind, No Mind (Paperback)
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Zen Mind, No Mind (Paperback)
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Loot Price R487
Discovery Miles 4 870
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The book is in two parts: The first, Body Mechanics, describes our
body type, structure, systems, organs and canals, physical
conditioning, and stress. The second, Concept, Principle and
Technique, describes meditations and breathing, mind and body
coordination, mental calm and strength, physical relaxation with
power, extending energy of the mind, physical conditioning,
mindset, self-defence, and massage. The techniques presented are
equally suitable for men and women.A section concentrates on
physical training. Detailed attention is given to dynamic and
static contractions for strength and endurance, cardiovascular
techniques for endurance and strength, and exercises for
flexibility and strength. Physical training has the dual function
of strengthening the body and strengthening the mind. An important
section is on mindset; working on mindset is not only to learn the
techniques for conditioning your intuition and develop desirables,
such as confidence and awareness, but to feel complete within
yourself and realize your value in society.The section on
self-defence is not a reiteration of physical techniques frequently
taught in self-defence classes or martial arts schools. It relates
self-defence to mindset, and the power of mind and body
coordination. Attention to these areas, the principles of which are
described in other sections, comprises the essence of effective
self-defence. Principles to which you should adhere when facing
potentially dangerous conflict, and techniques you can use during
physical engagement, are also discussed. The final section is on
massage. The methods described are an effective way of treating
someone who has an ailment and feels low on energy, or simply
enjoys being massaged. Fundamental to the technique is the
concentration of your intrinsic energy to regenerate or revitalize
someone's life power.It is apparent from what can be seen of human
effort, mental, physical, and of whatever form, that the motivating
driver and the real source of power is the mind. It is also obvious
to anyone who has had experience of western and eastern culture
that the East is, from its own rich past, ahead of the West in
giving concept, method and rationale to an understanding of the
relationship between mind and body, mental strength, and the power
of mind and body coordination. At the heart of this thinking is zen
and it is best seen as the foundation of the Oriental spiritual
disciplines, such as the budo, the martial arts of Japan.Intuition,
the unconscious mind, or the state of no-mind is the zen mind, the
mind that is the focus of the zen method. Intuition cannot be
learned, but it can be conditioned, and the techniques for
conditioning it can be learned. Zen has been, and is, to budo, an
attempt to apply the accumulated knowledge of Confucius, Laotzu,
and Buddha to the conditioning of intuition. In the case of budo,
zen has been the unifying and driving force. Intuition penetrates
the very soul of those who rely on it. It brings a general
simplicity that appears to have an unrefined aspect but which is
not unrefined. It has been said: The intellect can play with the
concept; only the intuition can understand.
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