[MD] Mind-body practice

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[[[Then Buddha came along, and Dogen who says, 'just sit'.]]]

Before we start quoting the Buddha, let us first look at his background a bit.
He spent several years studying the Martial Arts, Yoga and performed intense austerities before finding out that he could "just sit" and be illuminated.

While cases of spontaneous awakening aren't/cannot be ruled out, it seems more apt to follow a set of guidelines that will be more likely to bear results than that.

Taoists meditate, but they also necessarily have to do Chi Gung and/or Tai Chi to first feel their Chi and then control it. Yogis follow a similar rule.