I know there are a lot of people who want to expand their minds. Maybe you are interested in discovering more about the things you can do to make yourself more powerful in a mental capacity. Is it possible to become a more prolific thinker? Is it possible to raise your IQ?
I say the answer is YES. The concepts I will be discussing have absolutely nothing to do with the amount of college you have, the degrees you have or most things most of you would think about.
First, I want to say that I recently joined My Blog Log and through it have made many new friends from India, China, Taiwan and many other countries. It is a fantastic site. Please do yourself a favor and join it as you will meet a whole new group of great people from everywhere on Earth!
In America we are taught about nature in a different way then in countries like India and most Asian cultures. In these countries they are taught from a very early age about your inherent spiritual energy. The Japanese call it “Ki”. People from India call it Prana (pra: first unit; na: energy) and the Chinese refer to it as chi. I have often wondered why Americans don’t have this concept in their (I am American) culture. This is the power of the breath. A lot of Americans may ask, “What does this have to do with the mind?”
It has everything to do with the mind. This energy in a lot of cultures is taught like the elements of air and water are are taught in the west. Concepts like intuition, witchcraft, tameshiwara (breaking boards, etc in martial arts), psychic energy and clairvoyance are all a product in one way or another of this energy.
I believe in the concept of “no limits”, or believing there is nothing I cannot do. What is amazing is that there are many westerners who demonstrate powerful “ki” energy everyday in life, work and their teachings without having any idea what it is. This is a universal energy that all life possesses no matter your color or creed.
There is a concept known as detachment we should all become aware of. There are many ways to teach this but I am really trying to teach westerners (though I am a westerner) about this.
The late, great Bruce Lee talked about detachment in his classic book The Tao of Jeet Kune Do.
He said basically that when fighting you must become a doll made of wood with absolutely no thought. He said that thought was the single greatest hindrance to all physical action. I would even go farther by saying that thought is the greatest of all hindrances to all thought! If you think it is too late. This can be a heavy idea to grasp but we have all seen it in action. Take for example the incredible boxer Roy Jones Jr. He doesn’t think when he fights, he feels. It’s much more then feeling however. Imagine the geometric complexities that scream by every second of a fight not to mention thousands of other variables that occur. It’s mental, physical and spiritual.
I used this as an example for us western minds to grasp. I do wish that Bruce Lee had lived because I know he would have been electrified to see Jones in action.
I plan on writing many more posts on this subject. They are only for one purpose: To help bring this world together so that all people will love one another and kill that nasty disease known as racism!!!!!
Go read the book “The Science of Breath” by Yogi Ramacharaka to learn more.
By Bobby Revell
