| | Author: msj123
This is sort of a strange one. I've known people who seem to have achieved great attainments in wielding energy, or chi, but who do not seem to know how to talk about the inner mechanics of the mind (i.e. the way people do here). This is especially prevalent in internal martial arts/qi gong contexts. For instance, I've had a tai chi teacher who could "scramble" my sight/image space just by touching me, and shift where I perceived my center of gravity.
On the other hand, I've run across people who manifest great knowledge of how the mind works, etc. but do not have knowledge and/or power of energy (Master Sheng Yen, Seung Sahn So Nim, etc.). I wonder if they aren't two different things altogether.
I have run into certain writings which talk about a "mental" and "physical component" to enlightenment (William Bodri and Master Nan, Hui-Chin comes to mind) that are separate. In my own experience, there is definitely an overlap, but I wonder if they aren't two separate things. |