For the longest time, I've had the notion that there just could be something to the practice of meditation. I can recall, not too long ago, there being a program on TV where a group of scientists measured physiological changes in monks as they meditated, including the intentional increasing of one's own body temperature. These monks were able to sleep outside, on a cliff in the Himalayan mountains, without freezing to death, because they could control their body temperature.
Then I read in a shooting book, author temporarily forgotten, where the author, a noted competition shooter, used a form of meditation to better his abilities.
Well, as I said, there just might be something to it and I'm interested, genuinely, in doing more research on it. The problem I find is that most books and classes on the subject seem to be wholly based in hippie-drivel which I cannot stand! Did the samurai warriors meditate on peace, love and pretty flowers before going into battle? I doubt it.
Anyone familiar with different schools of thought? Any experiences that proved the benefits to you? Know of any books on the subject that look at it either scientifically or something more manly than the average flower-child?
Then I read in a shooting book, author temporarily forgotten, where the author, a noted competition shooter, used a form of meditation to better his abilities.
Well, as I said, there just might be something to it and I'm interested, genuinely, in doing more research on it. The problem I find is that most books and classes on the subject seem to be wholly based in hippie-drivel which I cannot stand! Did the samurai warriors meditate on peace, love and pretty flowers before going into battle? I doubt it.
Anyone familiar with different schools of thought? Any experiences that proved the benefits to you? Know of any books on the subject that look at it either scientifically or something more manly than the average flower-child?