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Iarwain · 09-01-2003, 07:06 PM

Hm. Well, I suppose I'm at fault for making a presumption about the martial arts teachings. Many of the same phrases are used to describe yoga, karate, etc., so I was looking at a website scanning though purpose statments, and my mind picked up those words and attached them to the idea of physical/spiritual "oneness" that is so popular in some easter philosophies. As for first hand experience, I don't think you can look forward to any comments from me, as I tend to stay away from new age philosophical writings (however harmless they may prove [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ). I was the person that cut off my engrossment in Frank Herbert's "Dune" books because of the implications of cloning in a novel placed in the same universe as ours (it infringed on certain theological view that I hold, and said something about Herbert's own beliefs).

Iarwain

09-01-2003, 07:06 PM	#4
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Hm. Well, I suppose I'm at fault for making a presumption about the martial arts teachings. Many of the same phrases are used to describe yoga, karate, etc., so I was looking at a website scanning though purpose statments, and my mind picked up those words and attached them to the idea of physical/spiritual "oneness" that is so popular in some easter philosophies. As for first hand experience, I don't think you can look forward to any comments from me, as I tend to stay away from new age philosophical writings (however harmless they may prove [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ). I was the person that cut off my engrossment in Frank Herbert's "Dune" books because of the implications of cloning in a novel placed in the same universe as ours (it infringed on certain theological view that I hold, and said something about Herbert's own beliefs). Iarwain __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"