Perhaps it is not the fact that it is hard to discuss, but the fact that we are conditioned into a certain way of thinking and so many people have different expectations and beliefs that we do not wish to take it too far and offend?
Whatever the case might be, it is a VERY Esoteric subject and it is easy to see why the depths of such training and study might be avoided in many areas.
It IS however a VERY important aspect of study and training, as the physical only makes up about 10% of everything under the sun, and when you break it down, what is physicality by a collection of wiggly things on a sub-atomic level?
What is more, these wiggly things can be broken down even more, but more interesting, Mind and Observation seem to have an effect on these Wiggly things as there is no separation between observer and observed (Quantum Theory).
So even if we cut away all the Spiritual/Esoteric lingo, we still have ground for a Mind-Matter connection in Science.
Visualize yourself training, then begin training, end the training with another Visualization, and the skill level improves markedly over one who does not visualize, or one who only visualizes.
Perhaps that is a simplification, perhaps not, take it or leave it however you choose. We tend to remember and learn A LOT better when we are fully involved, Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Putting the imagination to work while, at the same time, immersing ourselves emotionally and physically into whatever it is that we are trying to accomplish, especially if we are having fun, but also if we are nervous or stressed.
When I speak of Mind, I speak of a fusion between Mind/Spirit which does not preclude a fusion with Body itself.
The Intellectual, Emotional, and Physical levels are all interconnected, but Intellect is not necessarily a primary function of what many perceive as mind, at least not in IQ standards, but in a deeper sense.
I'm not really sure where to take that, and I may write more as I go along, but I have spent a great deal of time exploring this aspect of my training recently, both IN training and IN life, mainly because it cannot be avoided, though it seems it CAN be ignored.
More to come later...
