[Notice: The series are a personal effort in understanding the brain/mind and how it will apply to my life and practice of the fighting/marital arts. Any errors or omissions are mine alone and do not reflect on the sources from which I draw my thoughts and understanding. If you find any please allow me the human condition of making errors and provide me the information I need to learn, grow, and prosper.]
There are both physical and mental consequences to due diligence for self defense. What I am trying to say here in mind/brain training is the training itself must not carry over into moment by moment of daily life. There is a time to practice and a time to not practice.
Clarity, we can train and practice to achieve the knowledge and experience to achieve some semblance of control of such things as discussed in this series yet once we accumulate the knowledge and experience we NEED to let it go.
The human body will use its instinctual ability to use what you have learned and then provide you signals so you can become alert and mindful of some situation that needs your attention. To keep your self on high alert at all times when outdoors means you will suffer both physical and mental consequences.
To keep the types of stimulation going over long terms results in health problems such as those associated with the gastrointestinal, immune, cardiovascular and endocrine. Then there are the mental consequences such as anxiety and depression. The physical manifestations:
1. Gastro: ulcers, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diarrhea, and constipation.
2. Immune: colds and flus, slowed healing, and vulnerability to infections.
3. Cardio: hardening of the arteries and heart attacks.
4. Endocrine: diabetes, premenstrual syndrome, erectile disfunction, lowered libido.
Beware of the distance you take training and practice. Never lose site that in all you do there are opposites that must be brought into balance. To remain in one side or the other for extended periods results in many effects to health and well being not to mention over extending the training benefits.
If you go all out say in "shugyo" then also take the time after to release the effects. It is like drinking a cup of coffee daily. You drink one cup of coffee you have to balance that out with at least one cup of water, sometimes two to one to keep your level of hydration balanced.
Bibliography:
Hanson, Rick and Mendius, Richard. The Practical Neuroscience of Buddha's Brain: Happiness, Love & Wisdom. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2009.
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin
Warning, Caveat and Note: The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books.
Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.
Kenpo Gokui
A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction
All Bottles are Truly Good
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