tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post2427278483413086159..comments2024-03-28T20:24:24.076+11:00Comments on Ian Gawler: Out on a Limb: Ian Gawler Blog: Non-meditation; A personal accountDr. Ian Gawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-73639262762353868932013-04-24T22:57:52.792+10:002013-04-24T22:57:52.792+10:00The way you describe "no mind" is what m...The way you describe "no mind" is what many might understand as mastery - that state when something has been practised so often, become so familiar, so natural, that it can be done with a high degree of competence and without the need to actively think about it. This state of mastery looks really easy from the outside to the casual observer, but takes most people a long time to develop.Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-14749825709423248392013-04-24T20:07:05.916+10:002013-04-24T20:07:05.916+10:00The idea of non-meditation puts me in mind of mart...The idea of non-meditation puts me in mind of martial arts training; in Karate we used the term "moksu" or no mind. A point were body memory takes over and not only smoothing and making technique more effective but finding you observe more and "be in balance with the moment" a calm meditative state that can be applied in any situation. I have in a way tried this during my veryAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-60013454589534375182013-04-21T17:06:29.680+10:002013-04-21T17:06:29.680+10:00I love this approach of a balance between really g...I love this approach of a balance between really getting in-tune with the body as a way of healing sickness. I never even considered that before, but it's worth a try. Thanks! Shaunahttp://www.moonglow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-46053607449719928212013-04-10T23:35:11.939+10:002013-04-10T23:35:11.939+10:00The irony is that the 2 main criticisms of your he...The irony is that the 2 main criticisms of your healing advice are that it is not evidence-based , which it is. And that it's about making money out of vulnerable people, which it doesn't. Big business is anonymous, overwhelmingly interested in profit, and playing games with "evidence" in it's research publication methods. Big Pharma gets named for it's influence and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-85727935945464039392013-04-08T12:35:47.504+10:002013-04-08T12:35:47.504+10:00Please do share the blog Greg. I find the research...Please do share the blog Greg. I find the research incriminating Big Pharma quite disconcerting. It is OK for us practitioners to have confirmed by research what we observe, that financial pressures are unduly and unhelpfully influencing modern medicine; but for people in need of healing, it betrays their trust and leaves them quite insecure and unsure what to do. As practitioners we have the Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-47659343652553395342013-04-08T11:20:42.713+10:002013-04-08T11:20:42.713+10:00A great blog, Ian. You covered some very important...A great blog, Ian. You covered some very important ground - your meditation experience & how you still need the formal practice, & the vested-interest problems with current research & its deleterious impact on our lives. Do you mind if I send this to my data-base?<br /><br />Greg Fitzgerald. Greg Fitzgeraldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-39415194267257789792013-04-08T10:27:31.077+10:002013-04-08T10:27:31.077+10:00Nice comment and it highlights the benefit of good...Nice comment and it highlights the benefit of good technique as a means to develop the natural flow of our meditation practice, and then how good technique and regular practise helps to have the benefits of our formal practise flow into our daily life.Dr. Ian Gawlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967876186689507333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424910449116173147.post-57589844296229075042013-04-08T10:21:10.347+10:002013-04-08T10:21:10.347+10:00When I started meditating I was very aware of a la...When I started meditating I was very aware of a large disconnect from the meditative state to when I got up off the cushion. This has grown less over the years. One thing that has helped is the consistent practice of offering the meditation to something (a "good ending") this may be as vague as "world harmony" or quite specific for the welfare of another.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252226175999349508noreply@blogger.com