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Fear and Disease
By Dr. Ted J. Cibik
It seems it was a lifetime ago, that I heard my
judo instructors' voice saying to me that I need to relax, flow
and cultivate the mindset of Mushin or "no mind." I was only 6
years old at the time, and it seemed perplexing to me that you
would have "no mind" when you were fighting! After all, wasn't the
intent to pummel the opponent into submission? That it required
thought to outwit your opponent! Wasn't this the art of judo?
Ah….. I had much to learn, but luckily, plenty of time to do it.
Confucius said, "A common man marvels at uncommon
things; a wise man marvels at the commonplace."
I have wondered since those early days of martial
arts and meditation training how mere thought or intention can
lead to the manifestation of fierce fighting while remaining calm,
or to cultivate euphoria from quiescent meditation practice. How
something as undeniable as awareness is beyond our conception
grasp of explanation. Knowing yourself, your own mind, and being
able to "flow" takes time to master.
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