u/oberyn_marell

dtf?

Stealing from tosh now?

Physical and emotional PAIN would still be present in the way any sickness, physical or mental, causes pain. But from years of exercised equanimity, the mind/body would be less fixated on the pain so although the pain is still there, perceived suffering is less.

Deeply developed equanimity, sensory clarity, and concentration will persist as the mental faculties fail. I have spent time around many monks who have developed Alzheimer's and dementia, and I have seen it firsthand. A steady practice of meditation penetrates the mind and body at the deepest level.

High fat/low sugar/carb eating.

Secular meditation.

People who have developed Alzheimer's don't lose their mindfulness. Their mindfulness has become the conditional response to how they process thoughts, emotions, and sensory content, and so they will still experience greater fulfillment and unconditional happiness and less physical/emotional suffering. Even if they aren't aware why or how or that it is happening at all.

Yep!

Rome is HBO and it's the best work they've ever done

There are way more shows you need to watch. Rome is like Game of Thrones, but a million times better. The Wire is good, not as great as the Sopranos, but top notch storytelling. The Shield is like The Wire but darker. Great show. Deadwood is another great HBO show. Six Feet Under might be the best show in terms of character development and storytelling. And, finally, the show that started it all: Oz is the darkest, most artful, funniest, most thrilling and violent show in the history of television. Filled with great characters, great development, and an air of surrealism. Twin Peaks is a great mind-bender from a few decades ago. And Paranoia Agent is a brilliant, artful, existentialist Japanese animated mini-series that I highly recommend to everyone who values good television, particularly those who aren't a fan of anime (like me).

Ask why she was so mean to batman in TDK

He spends three hours with you after work. Is that not okay? I get home from work at 6pm, spend 3 hours with the SO, maybe an hour of my own just to relax, and then bed. What's wrong with that? Some ppl need a little bit of time to themselves

The Incredibles: if you aren't naturally gifted, you shouldn't try to achieve greatness.

You mean by suggesting that some modern forms of Asian fighting might incorporate zen techniques of mindfulness, when historically these martial arts have been chocked full of zen teachings?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin

Maybe instead of patronizing someone who came to this subreddit for help and accusing him of being influenced by "idiots" and idealistically trying to follow "zen warrior bullshit" you should have an open mind and maybe even learn that there might be a facet of your art you haven't tapped into yet.

It sounds to me like you have some serious misconceptions about what mindfulness is.

Study your history of the Samurai and their relationship with mindfulness, and tell me physical conflict can't exist in the same world as meditation. I don't know why people think meditation is restricted to peacefully sitting on the floor.

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It's not really spiritual I'm looking for. Just something that involves breathing, focus, avoiding fixation, etc.

If I were to use the most stereotypical, non-realistic example, something like Pai Mei from Kill Bill. I've gone to Zen monasteries in Asia for months at a time that were almost exactly like that, minus the martial arts aspect. I want to find a hard-ass martial arts tradition that's all about harnessing power of the body through disciplining the mind.

It's really all about achieving inner harmony. About becoming completely in control of the bod and mind.

Maybe some form of traditional Kung Fu is more in the vein of what I'm looking for?

See, Tai Chi is the classic response but I assume it is not very athletic. I'm really looking to build physical power as well. Am I mistaken in this assumption?