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In recent times, several scientists, both physicists and mathematicians, are realizing the importance and the deep connection of spiral forms in our universe.
Finding empirically such a geometry in the world around us is rather natural: in nature, spirals are very common. Draining water in bathtubs, tornados, whirlpools are all clear examples of the spiral form that ar...
Nev’s reply
This began as a simple thank you for Alister Gillies’s, “Change As Part of the Cycle of Movement in Aikido,” article.
But then what his words inspired began to travel. I did a word count. As it turned out I could not convey what I wanted to say briefly. Again. Apologies. I could say it in 15 words or less but then it would be saying something else.
The Warring States period (sengoku jidai) of Japanese history was a time of immense social upheaval and frequent military conflict. It lasted from just after the middle of the 15th century until the beginning of the 17th century (1467 to 1600). During this period the Samurai perfected many aspects of bujitsu ranging from armed and unarmed combat on a personal level to strateg...
About 25 years ago I observed an otherwise legitimate meditation group descend into becoming a cheap and nasty, toxic cult. This happened because the person who had founded the group, because of her exemplary qualities, was placed onto an imaginary pedestal by people who assigned her a mythical status in their minds.
Whilst the founder of the group was barely aware and...
“Train and forget..” Morihei Ueshiba
“Train and forget..” Morihei Ueshiba
Why did he say this?
The learning does not take place during training!! But modern Westerners, smitten with the pathology of instant gratification, like to imagine they c...