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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Open Letter to Jeff
Message-ID: <1266@nsc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 14:33:20 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  2 14:33:20 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 00:09:29 EDT
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[It's showtime, folks!]
>>   What I gained from the meditation was the simple skill of doing one thing
>> at a time; when I walk, I walk. When I drive, I drive. And so on. I still
>> let my mind drift off and do several things at once, but now I'm more aware
>> of it, and can get back to what I'm doing a lot faster.
>Ever thought of combining this meditation with your walking, driving (if the
>traffic isn't too demanding), etc.?  I often commute to work on foot (3 miles
>one way) and I'd be bored stiff if I didn't do something to occupy my mind;
>continued "ultimate psychotherapy" is one of the best things to do.

Watch your definitions. What you call meditation a lot of people (myself
included) would not. It is much more a form of reflexsive thought. Serious
meditation is practiced to the exclusion of external influences. It is a
process of internalizing your thought processes to the point where the
outside stops existing. I would find it extremely difficult (actually,
impossible) to do anything while meditating because I don't have any
reference to outside influences. If I could walk at that point, I'd
probably walk into a wall or something...
-- 
From the depths of the Crystal Cavern:	Chuq Von Rospach
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One more time from the top. Six beats, alright? One, two, three..