I have felt benefits from it, though they're hard to quantify,
to put into words...it's easier to move, in the sense that in
striving to go from point A to point B, there's an increased
sense of effieciency. I feel calmer, and by that I mean not
just emotionally neutral, but "centered". There's a natural
equilibrium to any moment in time, and I'm beginning to
seek it out...
i should really try Tai-chi. I'm totally over-stressed by my work & life and already been checking in the hospital 2 years ago for fear I was having a heart attack (at 28, ain't life grand) cuz I've got a heart condition on top of that. Yay.
Current 93 with Bjork ? mmmmmmm I am going to check that quite soon. I didn't know about that at all. My problem with Mr Tibet is that he issues great albums but also very disposable ones from time to time. My all-time favourite is "Island" (done with the keyboard player from Psychic TV). Fabulous ! And so relaxing
K
PS: you're welcome anytime you need a little bit of support. Stay cool
Whoa. That was quite awhile ago I asked about that Tarot thing. I actually just bought The Secret Language of Birthdays. And RadioBastet was kind enough to relay the formula for two such numbers when she saw my comment in your journal, but I am glad you got around to answering me.
You're absolutely right, but what you're saying presupposes that the inner voice you're listening to is in some way more legitimate than that person you're saying needs guidance. I commented on this in Franchise's journal, but that guidance used to come from a supposed higher being, although as a anthropologist I'd have to say it actually arose from social need. And that's the problem, there is and always has been a social need but any human being who would claim that what their morals are correct and try to guide others to the same conclusion isn't, neccessarily, any more legitimate than any other. That's where God used to come in. If an omnipotent higher being says this is the way it should be, humans are more likely to follow along (ostensibly). Take the ten commandments for example: for the most part those are basic truths which are common to any religion. But try to preach them on a street corner... it doesn't fly so well these days. I guess my point is that it seems as though when God died so did morality, and that means humanity is (hopefully not) doomed to a rather anarchistic future. Which doesn't really contribute much to the betterment of humankind as a whole. IMHO, of course.
-End dissertation.
Also, I'm curious; have you noticed that after a good practice session of martial arts, you feel... hm... I don't know how to explain it... I guess... more 'right' or more yourself, or at the least more focused as a human being?
To me, the Poisonwood Bible was a really eye-opening book, and also a very touching story.. I think I learned more about Kongo's/'Zaire's history, and about Africa's history in general, than I've ever learnt in any schools I've went to! I couldn't stop reading the book.. It both made me a bit ashamed of living in the Western world that has exploited Africa so much, but also I fell more in love with Africa again, and would love to do more things now to help to make this world more fair to people who are living there..
Actually no, you didn't go off the deep end. It's an interesting concept. I've studied eastern philosophy a bit and Taoism seems to be the major force at work in my life (time was I would've said I was an artist by education, a chef by occupation, and a Taoist by inclination). I think alot of eastern thought is closer to the universal truth than western, but it's all part of the same big puzzle. On the vacation I just got back from I ran into three personal works by authors and researchers philosophies that set some of my cosmology on end. Two said the same thing though for different reasons (which was basically that each day is a fresh start and hence life is the future and not the past) and the third was the most scientific and in-depth research I've seen concerning the possiblity of re-incarnation (which was a mind-blowing article). It seems to further my idea that there is something greater than what we know of as the physical world, and possibly that there is some purpose to it all. I think anything that people might purport to be god or religion is a clue. Just as is everything you experience in life. The term guru is often mistaken to mean a wise old man, but it's not. The term has a much braoder meaning which is summed up by the word teacher. Anything that teaches you; a novel, a glance from a stranger, a religious text or experience, absolutely anything is a Guru. I think that opens up a huge range of potential for human growth to those who are observant. I'm actually rather curious about your studies into martial philosophy, for when I studied Shotokan Karate for a short while earlier this year I found that it taught me alot more than fighting techinques, and I look forward to being in a position to study the martials arts and sciences further one day.
