Do you practice meditation in your MA school?
If so, how do you practice?
Why is it important to be part of the curriculum?
How does it help you with your MA practice?
Please take out the religious practices.
I meditate daily.
I use two forms.
one with a mantra, the other without.
the latter is Châan, the former is transcendental.
It helps martial art by keeping the mind on an even keel consistently.
It impedes emotional overflow without impeding emotional content in martial skills.
Meditation stills the mind, fortifies the will and steels the body. Itâs a good thing and Martha would say.
Seated meditation is not part of my kung fu schools curriculum but I practice seated meditation on my own.
Standing and seated meditation are a part of my Taiji schools curriculum but not my Kung fu schools curriculum.
I practice both of these meditation outside of my schools on their own.
The aims of each kind of meditation (seated and standing) are slightly different although there is definitely overlap.
The ultimate goal of seated meditation is to purify thought and attain a state of non-dual awareness.
The goal of standing meditation is to extend that ânon-dualityâ to the body so that the body attains a feeling of âunityâ or âunified movement.â This is very crucial to internal arts.
Meditation can help you in just about anything that you do including martial arts.
Meditation helps you to cultivate the ability to quiet your mind and attain a high level of focus.
This is so crucial for fighting. You need to be able to wipe away extraneous thought and focus your whole attention on what you are doing.
You cannot be divided from yourself in a violent encounter. That is⌠when you are fighting you should not be thinking about what you are going to do. You should not be thinking about thinking about what you are going to doâŚor thinking about thinking about thinking about what you are going to do.
Meditation helps you to cultivate the ability to turn down the volume on all this mental noise.
Their are, of course, other ways to cultivate this ability.
In addition by cultivating a state of non-dual awarenes we can become less selfish and more selfless. When we donât see ourselves and the universe as divided we can let go of fear.
When we let go of fear we donât have to cling so tightly to the concept of the âI-ME-MINE.â We can develop empathy and compassion for all beings.
It is so important to have empathy and compassion as a martial artist because we are also developing our skills to maim and kill people.
If we donât temper that martial learning with empathy and compassion then we are just making ourselves killing machines.
Peace.
Without clairvoence of mind and stillness in action how can one consider themselves a martial artist? This should be practiced in every martial arts school in some way, other wise you are just getting a small piece of the whole pie.
Okay, now I know these may sound weird, and I kind of hate to ask this, but I feel that I must. Some people claim that meditation, especially kinds that require you to totally empty your mind and think of nothing as you are doing it, can open you up to be possesed by a demon. Does anybody know if this is true? I hope this does not offend anybody. Thanks in advance.
My head is spinning aroung while I am in the lotus position as we speak. Oh yeah watch out for the green puke.
Yes. I have heard of that. And also your spirits may leave your body and travel back or forward in time and no limits on distance.
Good posts.
Yes. I have to meditate 25 min before and after MA practice.
The pre-meditation is to clear up my mind from daily life. So that I am in tune with my Qi and body for practice. And also dry run (recite) the forms in my mind before my body actually executes them.
The post-meditation is to self critique where my mistakes are and how I made them, ways to correct them next time.
Breathe out. Done for the day.
Yes. I also practice meditation for relaxation and non-MA related.
In that case, you have to lie down. or Sit and keep your head down.
You have sitten in lotus too long and your body is not comfortable any more.
You may have to adjust your mattress or your positions.
See a doctor.
You may need to sit in a chair in the future.
Lotus position is not for you.
Your sugar is low. Your brain wil be dizzy and nauseating.
Your stationary posture lasts too long, not enough blood pressure to pump your blood to your brain. Check your blood pressure or BG and see a family doctor.
Peace.
Originally posted by phantom
Okay, now I know these may sound weird, and I kind of hate to ask this, but I feel that I must. Some people claim that meditation, especially kinds that require you to totally empty your mind and think of nothing as you are doing it, can open you up to be possesed by a demon. Does anybody know if this is true? I hope this does not offend anybody. Thanks in advance.
I have meditated for many years (though not enough lately) and have never felt in danger of being possessed. I have been told that it can make you of interest to ânegative influencesâ, but not necessarily open to possession. Who knows?
i laugh at possessions
specially the kama sutra ones
some possessions there are really weird and funny
The other theory is that the demon in you is now released.
âI have meditated for many years (though not enough lately) and have never felt in danger of being possessedâ
He lies! JoeDoe used to be JohnDoe! He is possessed!
:eek:
Originally posted by Meat Shake
[B]âI have meditated for many years (though not enough lately) and have never felt in danger of being possessedâ
He lies! JoeDoe used to be JohnDoe! He is possessed!
:eek:
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Actually, I used to be ABandit but that demon has now been released
Hahahahaha âsnortâ hahaha.
My Qi explodes from my Dan Tien.
Hahaaaaaaaa! Yeiiii!
Wow, can any thread on this main forum remain free from childish rantings? I see so many good threads on here go to $hit beacuse people are not serious about thier training or just take serious training too lightly. itâs a shame, thats why this is nickmaned the playschool board I guess.
Actually. there are both positive and negative inputs in our daily life.
The Buddhists call them dusts from the world.
When you meditate, you first focus by knowing your breathing, sensing Qi flows in your body parts.
In so doing, you also cleanse your mind of all dusts and refresh or start up your mind blank.
You do have negative dusts, such as anger, frustration, stress, dislike, hate etc. Or you call them demons.
You may yell; but you may not punch them away.
If your negative emotions crowd up your mind, MA practice will hurt you more.
Rage can help you only so much in MA.
Peace, on the other hand, holds the key to win.
You do have to sort out all these negative first before you do any MA practice.
You have to be emotionally stable or peaceful to proceed.
We all have our demons to deal with. Some even take years if ever.
Our emotions and state of mind do affect our body function a great deal.
You may call them demons or monkeys on your back.
Freaky. I started to sound like my teachers.
Anyway, you have to be very a good monk to be worthy of possessing in the first place. The little demons in you already take up the residence.
Cast out your own demons first.
Greetings..
My classes begin with 10 min. standing meditation.. studentâs choice, Wuji or Zhua Zhong.. also, it is intended that the Taiji forms become moving meditations.. the calm mind permits maximum Qi circulation.. the calm mind (Yin) empowers external expression (Yang).. Aside from that i encourage 20-40 minutes of standing meditation daily..
Be wellâŚ