[Krimel to SA] I am sorry if I gave the impression that I seem to "cautiously step back" from mysticism. I had hoped to make it clear that I thumb my nose, turn my back and walk away from it.
At a philosophy club meeting in Boston last week the topic was naturalism and mysticism. It was interesting because the naturalists seem agreeable to the idea that mystics have meaningful personal experiences and the mystics seemed to agree that these experiences probably offer nothing definitive to say about the nature of reality. Even I could buy that. There are no doubt very nice health benefits to be obtained from martial arts, yoga and tai chi exercises. I don't doubt for a second that meditation and relaxation have a positive impact on mental health. But the same can be said about tennis and speaking in tongues. [Krimel] I offered up a quote not long ago. I forget exactly how it went and where I got it but it went something like: "It is not possible to know everything about anything but it is possible to know more about anything." Ron: And that is what Martial arts is all about. To know more about everything. They teach to do this with your entire being. "Live each day as though your Hair is on fire" is the saying. The idea is to get everything working in Harmony, mind, body, spirit and extend it into every thing you do. The body is the mind, culture flexibility in both and you learn about the Abilities of both, those who know their full potential have more tools To deal with what DQ throws down the pike. On all levels. Not merely exercise but a way of life. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
