[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.]
Knowledge (academics), the first step. If you have not been exposed to what it is or what it does and so on then your brain and mind cannot find it in you when it does occur. This is not to say that all things can be programmed into the mind and thus the brain yet you can train and practice to get close.
In this post on knowledge the idea is simple, take the time to find and study all the topics on a subject before you undertake it in training and/or practice. I simply mean you should do the data mining so you can learn about it by reading, watching, asking questions and for the final analysis do the contemplation on the knowledge you have acquired, in you mind/brain/mind, and either accept it or discard it.
To accept it initially is not the last time you will analyze it, contemplate it, etc. I also say that you should not "discard it" unless it is so blatantly out there it reaches the science fiction aspect. To accept it, initially, means you feel it warrants further consideration and then can implement it into your practice and training.
Seek the knowledge, i.e. academics, first then test it out in practice/training. This means you test it out over time and with effort and intent. If it does not work initially it is not because it is non-functional or not of value but simply means you have not adjusted to this particular form of training and practice.
Give it time, let it brew within, and after a period of dedicated effort if you find it of no value then discard it other wise keep practicing, practicing, practicing.
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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