Quotes on Meditation and Mindfulness – Related to Thoughts and Thinking

Here are some quotes on meditation (黙想 mokusou) and mindfulness with regards to thoughts and thinking – below.  They are organized as follows:

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Resources on Meditation (黙想 mokusou)

There are many resources on meditation.  I have compiled a small list below of some that I have found helpful or that seem helpful.  It is intended to help me find them in the

Kiai, Presence and the Second Circle

A few days ago, I witnessed a remarkable change in the kiai of a longtime fellow dojo member.  Until that day, for as many years as I can remember, her kiai had sounded

Programming the Opponent – To Adopt Short-Term Conditioned Responses

I came across an interesting technique while reading the book The Art of Learning – An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin [Waitzkin].  According to the bio,

Additional Quotes on Managing Habits

As mentioned in “Resources on Habits – to Change or Acquire Them,” whether aware or unaware of them, acquired habits of behaviors, actions and thoughts influence one’s

Resources on Habits – To Manage Them

In kendo and life, we develop and acquire habits – automated and ingrained patterns of behaviors, actions and thoughts.  It can be a challenge to modify them or adopt new

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus

Here are quotes on the related topics of Mushin-no-shin 無心の心 (Mind of No Mind), the flow-state and Open-Focus (and the related area of Open Monitoring Meditation).  The breakdown of the sections is as follows: