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Wow. Not only is that a very enlightening post (pun not intended) but it's the first time I have heard shoshin, mushin or fudoshin outside of the dojo. We practice mokuso at the beginning and end of training, but I don't get far in a couple of minutes.
I remember going to a presentation by TM once, but they wanted a lot of money (to me at least, as an 18 year old at the time) so I didn't do it. Probably just as well if it gives you a headache!
For me, the best 'meditation' is just doing stuff that requires extreme focus such as motorbikes, SR shaving, or sparring in martial arts. There is no past and no future, you are focused on the present moment to the exclusion of all else. Its like being a kid again, lost in some game. I find it much easier to do it with activities than sitting in seiza focusing on breathing.
I remember going to a presentation by TM once, but they wanted a lot of money (to me at least, as an 18 year old at the time) so I didn't do it. Probably just as well if it gives you a headache!
For me, the best 'meditation' is just doing stuff that requires extreme focus such as motorbikes, SR shaving, or sparring in martial arts. There is no past and no future, you are focused on the present moment to the exclusion of all else. Its like being a kid again, lost in some game. I find it much easier to do it with activities than sitting in seiza focusing on breathing.