[MD] Mind-body practice

[Ron Kulp]

> Dwai:

But it is possible to cultivate such direct experience. Taoist  
practices, Yoga, Meditation  all lead to this direct cognition --  
beyond words, beyond interpretation. The trick I think is to "Not  
do" (a very interesting theme I find repeating across Taoism (Wu  
Wei), Vedanta (Nishkama Karma), Mesoamerican shamanism (Not doing)).  
But this Not Doing needs some re-programming of the intellectual  
portion of the cognitive faculties...thus the training.

Physical practice to help refocus the attention to feeling, sensation  
(we have become very dumb in this aspect).
Breath helps to rediscover the primal energy (Chi/Prana) and augments  
sensation (energetic aspect of things....emotions, situations, etc)
Meditation helps detach the witness from the experiencer and thought- 
stream/mind-stream.

It is questionable whether a Qualitative judgment can be made about  
the primacy of the Intellect in this artificial system of Quality  
(which is also the figment of someone's intellect after all)...

The intellect is just the functionality of the interpreter module in  
our brain -- it will cook up any story to maintain the logicality of  
the rules that have been programmed into it (social conditioning).


I hope it was a reasonable response.

Ron:
An excellent response, It confirmed much.