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Fascinating video. I guess I've had a few indirect encounters with Zen over my life. I used to donate blood (plasma) every two weeks while holding a stressful job. I loved just sitting there, literally pinned down so I had no option but to stay still, letting my mind just wander away from the demands of work and family. One time when the attendant was getting me set up she asked if I'd like a magazine and I said "No thanks. I just like to sit and zen-out." She asked if I was Buddhist which I had to deny but I think she well may have been from the smile on her face when she asked and the fact that she was I think Vietnamese. I also used to write computer programs at home when the rest of the family had gone to bed and the focus I'd achieve solving very complex problems without urgency or anxiety, just letting myself dissolve into the flow state was profoundly satisfying. I also used to practise karate and many of the little rituals in the dojo are aimed at clearing your mind and setting you up to focus intently on only that which matters at that moment. The kumite or hand to hand, though superficially violent, is a way to draw focus, let all other cares go and free the mind to control the body in space and time. I always felt peaceful and relaxed after a training session, even if my muscles were sometimes tired and painful.
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