5/26/2023 0 Comments Satori movement![]() ![]() Your body becomes tense, you are anything but relaxed. When you are first introduced to sparring as a beginner, it is quite common that your first response will be to panic. Then you dust yourself off, smile, and go at it again. If you are submitted or you ‘tap out’, you are essentially admitting that on this occasion, your opponent is victorious and could have ended your life. In sparring, you battle one on one with your sparring partner, trying to gain a dominant position and cause them to submit, using a variety of nasty choke holds or joint locks. ![]() BJJ acts merely a wrapping… Author Dan Millman speaks about this in his book ‘ Way of the Peaceful Warrior‘.Īnyway, in Jiu Jitsu, a large part of training consists of sparring with an opponent. This being said, maybe I don’t love BJJ… Perhaps instead I just love to experience Satori, a welcome break from my sometimes noisy mind. I love to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), so we’ll use that as an example. One of the most powerful gateways to Satori that I know of is martial arts. BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU AS A GATEWAY Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, messing around out the back garden. The Satori experience is found when the football flies through the air towards you when the gymnast is mid somersault when the climber jumps to reach for the last hold. Koans are riddles or answer-less questions used by early Zen masters to test their student’s progress.Īside from the traditional methods, sports, music and just about any other challenging activity can also act as a gateway to Satori. Traditionally, the use of meditation and the study of Koans are the primary tools used to practice Satori. This calm state occurs when we reside purely in the present moment. It is a state of emptiness, during which you begin to see into your true nature. Experiencing and recognising Satori is thought to be a step towards enlightenment or nirvana. We may experience Satori many times in our lives, but often we fail to recognise it. These terms refer to the moment in time where we experience a ‘glimpse of awakening’. It is sometimes used inter-changeably with the word ‘Kensho’, or the Chinese concept of ‘Wu’. ![]() ‘Satori’ is a term derived from Japanese Buddhism. ![]()
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