posted on Aug, 8 2003 @ 01:36 PM
Alot of the positions of meditation have to do with blood flow and energy flow.
Coming from a martial artist point of view, the hands are often formed into symbols called Kanji. Breathing exercises are performed, the tongue even
has to be in a certain place. Pressure points are often used as well.
Some forms of this meditation even require that (I know this sounds weird, but it's true) you cover your anus with the ball of your foot to prevent
the escape of energy. It's all a very complex (and time consuming) practice. The purpose of all this is to bettter focus your energies.
Bruce Lee (I believe it was) had a technique of laying even on his back, and breathing in, imagining that the breath is going into his limbs,
imagining the limb filling with energy, then releasing. For whatever reason (I believe in the process) it does work and you eventually have a better
"feel" of yourself and how your body reacts. Supposedly, with these practices comes enlightenment and special powers.
I find it interesting that peoples of hundreds, even thousands of years ago knew of the energy the body produced. It makes me wonder how it was
discovered. If you have ever heard of such practices as the Dim Mak, this practice utilizes this energy...