01-03-2008, 08:21 AM
forfuckssake:
I ask you to close your eyes or squint during Tensegrity for three reasons.
1) My daughter is a seer. She sees with her eyes closed. I have also seen fleeting glimpses and every time, I have been squinting. Just enough light past the eyelids to make out the (tonal) shape. I have read that men are incapable of seeing with their eyes closed, but True says no.
2) It is my understanding that Tensegrity works primarily because the practitioner becomes immersed in the activity, effectively cutting off the internal dialogue. Although the movements themselves may do something, it is the focus on doing them just so that really matters. Martial arts forms are not intended as tools to affect energy, but they are intended as tools to improve focus and balance. A valuable tool for mastering a form is to do it with the eyes closed. You have to really concentrate to know where the hell you are.
3) If you learn to see, maybe you can teach us.
I ask you to close your eyes or squint during Tensegrity for three reasons.
1) My daughter is a seer. She sees with her eyes closed. I have also seen fleeting glimpses and every time, I have been squinting. Just enough light past the eyelids to make out the (tonal) shape. I have read that men are incapable of seeing with their eyes closed, but True says no.
2) It is my understanding that Tensegrity works primarily because the practitioner becomes immersed in the activity, effectively cutting off the internal dialogue. Although the movements themselves may do something, it is the focus on doing them just so that really matters. Martial arts forms are not intended as tools to affect energy, but they are intended as tools to improve focus and balance. A valuable tool for mastering a form is to do it with the eyes closed. You have to really concentrate to know where the hell you are.
3) If you learn to see, maybe you can teach us.