Comments on: The Comforts of Mindless Consistency http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/ Martial arts for personal development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rosa http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-15803 rosa Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:06:00 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-15803 this sounds like a desire for something to satisfy their spiritual needs, people have a need to knwo who they are why are we here, is there a god why is their wickedness how can i solve the problems I am facing etc. what can I do to achive a lasting peace in the chaos of life? shame on people for playing on this to make money. shame on them for their dishonesty, and shame on people for looking to humans for the solutions. the bible has all the answers you need don't let news media and preachers discredit the bible without sound evidence. do your own research into it. rosa this sounds like a desire for something to satisfy their spiritual needs, people have a need to knwo who they are why are we here, is there a god why is their wickedness how can i solve the problems I am facing etc. what can I do to achive a lasting peace in the chaos of life?

shame on people for playing on this to make money. shame on them for their dishonesty, and shame on people for looking to humans for the solutions. the bible has all the answers you need don’t let news media and preachers discredit the bible without sound evidence.

do your own research into it.

rosa

]]> By: Peter Vroom http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-14363 Peter Vroom Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:04:23 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-14363 Robert Cialdini's book "Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion" from which this is taken is a great book. Easily read it is VERY informative regarding his 6 principles of influence. People who wish to influence others will gain but more importantly, those of us wishing to know when we are ourselves being influenced can learn even more. He even goes into strategies for avoiding and dealing with the different influence techniques. The article is not directly about meditation but it does point to the benefits of being mindful and therefore less prone to the negative side of the rule of consistency. Therefore it is in essence about why we should meditate and work on other present moment practices such as martial arts. Robert Cialdini’s book “Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion” from which this is taken is a great book. Easily read it is VERY informative regarding his 6 principles of influence. People who wish to influence others will gain but more importantly, those of us wishing to know when we are ourselves being influenced can learn even more. He even goes into strategies for avoiding and dealing with the different influence techniques.

The article is not directly about meditation but it does point to the benefits of being mindful and therefore less prone to the negative side of the rule of consistency. Therefore it is in essence about why we should meditate and work on other present moment practices such as martial arts.

]]> By: The Minister of Evil http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-13583 The Minister of Evil Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:11:51 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-13583 I actually find charlatans interesting. They cater to a need, like everyone else in business. Sure, they don't actually fill it, or else they would not be charlatans but charlatans have been a major factor in the development and growth of every society in the world, bar none. Sure, they actively make the world a worse place and destroy everything they touch but if people weren't there to pay their mortgages they would have to slink off and find honest work. I suppose my point is that charlatans are more a bizarre symptom of a much greater issue. The spiritual bankruptcy and general insecurity that many of us have and seem to think can be solved by throwing paper at is the real crisis of the day, in my pompous opinion. Cheerio I actually find charlatans interesting. They cater to a need, like everyone else in business. Sure, they don’t actually fill it, or else they would not be charlatans but charlatans have been a major factor in the development and growth of every society in the world, bar none.

Sure, they actively make the world a worse place and destroy everything they touch but if people weren’t there to pay their mortgages they would have to slink off and find honest work. I suppose my point is that charlatans are more a bizarre symptom of a much greater issue. The spiritual bankruptcy and general insecurity that many of us have and seem to think can be solved by throwing paper at is the real crisis of the day, in my pompous opinion.

Cheerio

]]> By: atleta http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-13010 atleta Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:14:32 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-13010 This post is not about TM or any kind of meditation. In fact it's copied from Robert Cialdini's book titled "Influence - The psychology of persuasion" (which is linked at the end of the post). This story is simply about a compliance technique, showing how irrationally people can make their decisions and how an influencing gambit can work out oppositely as desired. (The professor mentioned in the story wanted, if anything, save people from paying and not encourage them.) This post is not about TM or any kind of meditation. In fact it’s copied from Robert Cialdini’s book titled “Influence – The psychology of persuasion” (which is linked at the end of the post).

This story is simply about a compliance technique, showing how irrationally people can make their decisions and how an influencing gambit can work out oppositely as desired. (The professor mentioned in the story wanted, if anything, save people from paying and not encourage them.)

]]> By: Is http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-12707 Is Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-12707 This article doesn't give ANY important information on TM. It only shows how trapped and lost in his logic is the author's mind... This article doesn’t give ANY important information on TM. It only shows how trapped and lost in his logic is the author’s mind…

]]> By: James Randi’s Million Dollar Hustle http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5362 James Randi’s Million Dollar Hustle Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:32:47 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5362 [...] The Conmen’s strategy is to claim extraordinary powers, while simultaneously avoiding any objective tests that would expose their true identity. Conmen can easily become rich and famous without James Randi’s assistance, by preying on the large population of people who want something—anything—to believe in. [...] [...] The Conmen’s strategy is to claim extraordinary powers, while simultaneously avoiding any objective tests that would expose their true identity. Conmen can easily become rich and famous without James Randi’s assistance, by preying on the large population of people who want something—anything—to believe in. [...]

]]> By: Thomas http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5284 Thomas Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:42:32 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5284 What a bunch of mindless sheep. I have no sympathy for people who willingly bow down to charlatans, and nothing but disgust for those who exploit those people for money. What a bunch of mindless sheep. I have no sympathy for people who willingly bow down to charlatans, and nothing but disgust for those who exploit those people for money.

]]> By: scwizard http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5276 scwizard Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:28:41 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5276 Cool blog entry. People can be like that apparently. Cool blog entry. People can be like that apparently.

]]> By: CreidS http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5273 CreidS Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:07:41 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5273 Sure, but it wont help you fly and walk through walls. Telling people that it will and then taking their money is the opposite of helping them. Sure, but it wont help you fly and walk through walls. Telling people that it will and then taking their money is the opposite of helping them.

]]> By: MMA411.com http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5272 MMA411.com Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:35:18 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/comforts-of-mindless-consistency/#comment-5272 Meditation is great. Meditation is great.

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