With Love From @Clint Jones

All, I want to pose a question and perhaps dialogue or at least bring an inquiry to you all. We've all seen how the quality of our minds determines the degree of effectiveness we have to the occuring event, or life. Whether we're calm and clear, can make rational and good-sense decisions or are upset, anxious, angry and make bad ones or don't respond properly. Anyone, especially in this line of work with Cheng Hsin resources, has probably seen this quality in martial arts, and has began to get a touch of this center mind and occasionally it's effectiveness. But the question that I want to pose is if centering the mind in all things, at different times, or all the time, can be a useful event in enhancing the quality of our ability to respond and act properly in our lives outside of only martial arts. With my last post about no-drama and view shifts, I talked about dropping drama and the resulting affects it had on my mind and consciousness, and how my ability to decide, make plans, and work changed. In some strange ways this feels a similar vein to relaxing and centering. What I did was relax and be calm in the face of an apparent "problem" and not reinforce it. I dropped it instead, and my mind aligned to a new perspective, and that gave me the chance to learn something new that I wasn't doing before, and give me the opportunity to do something different. Now, how that relates to center mind is that how I got that was by letting go of the bullshit. Bullshit is an all-encompassing word I use to define the nonsense my mind engages in like ignorant taken-for-granted thoughts and physical tension. The SAME thing I do when I attempt to relax deeper or align with my center. Drop the bs, align, fuck the specific "self"-concerns. And CHANGING this perspective and activity allowed me to become more conscious of something I wasn't seeing before, or at least just a peek. So I guess I wanted to know for our purposes if you guys think there's something to this "center-mind" and it's OVERALL effectiveness, including but not limited to the body and physical mastery. Anyway, thanks for your time, Devin out.

"There is but one thing of real value - to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men." Marcus Aurelius

I’ve wanted to sell Cheng Hsin to those in my sphere for a while but I haven’t found the line between sales harassment and supportive behavior. For me, it’s been the key contribution to my piece of mind, body control and relationship health. And in this time of political bullshit and widespread suffering, that you three would adopt this purpose, to spread peace and functionality to the world, is a cause I support. That said, if there is more I can do, if there is useful experience out there that I could use in this endeavor, let me know. Thanks guys. I know Brendon and Victor but haven’t learned enough about #3. He must be a good dude…

On intellectual vs. experiencial: "If you're still suffering, you don't get it!" This may sound trivial but it's like I've woken up. Not only to a road to less suffering, but to all Cheng Hsin work. The books are more readable and meaningful. The joy of doing the work is enhanced. Thanks Brendon.