Body-Mind Disciplines

When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. — Herophilos, 4th century BCE

Of course, maintaining and improving our physical being is requisite. Furthermore, Western/Cartesian science is empirically discovering what Eastern Buddhist/Daoist traditions have long known: what you do physically greatly impacts how you function mentally. Perhaps we'll see later that it's not so much a mind-body as a body-mind connection that's the root of the human condition.

In this section, I'll be sharing some observations and usable knowledge on how to maintain and develop body-mind connection.