tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6657908863149298339..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: MeditationAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-17481848556338593702009-08-04T15:57:59.212-06:002009-08-04T15:57:59.212-06:00Nothing against Herb, who makes his point fairly, ...Nothing against Herb, who makes his point fairly, but this is a blog about D&D. There are hundreds of clinical trials describing the value of meditation towards the control of stress and encouraging health. At the moment, I don't give a rat fuck.<br /><br />My only point was that it has been a total failure in the purpose it was meant to serve.<br /><br />Herb, my good man. Do you have a Dungeons and Dragons comment?Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-12875632883028296452009-08-04T15:08:13.362-06:002009-08-04T15:08:13.362-06:00I come to defend meditation not as a religious pra...I come to defend meditation not as a religious practice but as a technical tool.<br /><br />A lot of people who swear by it do so not due to grand insight into the world but as a way of focusing on something in this world and/or calming themselves in this world. As a tool for enhancing activities in this world I think it has demonstrated its worth over 2,000 years.<br /><br />I will, however, concede the person with attention issues or the athlete preparing for an event isn't sitting for hours on end contemplating but merely putting a few minutes aside to focus.<br /><br />As an aside, are you dating meditation to Buddha because I was under the impression that it predates his teachings.Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.com