Comments on: How To Develop Your Intelligence http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/ Commentaries on Meditation, Zen, Buddhism, and Mindfulness Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:15:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Question of the Week: 12/31 - 1/06 : Takuin Minamoto http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12445 Question of the Week: 12/31 - 1/06 : Takuin Minamoto Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:24:32 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12445 [...] How to Develop Your Intelligence [...] [...] How to Develop Your Intelligence [...]

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12198 Wade Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:49:21 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12198 @Joe, To say there is one direction is to say there is something other than one. To say there is a way is to mean before the point there was no way. To say there is a path is to not be walking it. So as you say, just like a labyrinth. ;) May all beings have peace. Wade @Joe, To say there is one direction is to say there is something other than one. To say there is a way is to mean before the point there was no way. To say there is a path is to not be walking it.

So as you say, just like a labyrinth. ;)

May all beings have peace.

Wade

]]> By: joe http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12193 joe Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:47:15 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-12193 Wherever you go,there you are. where ever you are, there you go. Zen is always like a labyrinth, always winding inward towards the center. If you follow it it will lead you there. Just like a labyrinth, sometimes it seems like you are going in the wrong direction,when actually there is only one direction. Only one way forward. The paradox is that the path winds away from center in order to arrive at center... Wherever you go,there you are.
where ever you are, there you go.
Zen is always like a labyrinth,
always winding inward towards the center.
If you follow it it will lead you there.
Just like a labyrinth, sometimes it seems like you are going in the wrong direction,when actually there is only one direction.
Only one way forward.
The paradox is that the path winds
away from center in order to arrive at center…

]]> By: Why Awareness is required for Intelligence and Planning at The Middle Way http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-54 Why Awareness is required for Intelligence and Planning at The Middle Way Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:31:57 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-54 [...] BillOGood left a fantastic comment in relation to developing intelligence. His comment, and my reply are below. Thanks for your thoughtful comment Bill. “I understand what it is to ‘be in the present moment’ and ‘accept things as they are,’ but how does this square with planning and anticipating your future and future events? Aren’t those activities important aspects of intelligence, also?” I’m going to tackle this question in two areas; how the direction is more important then the destination and how planning/anticipation benefit from present moment awareness/acceptance. When you develop present moment awareness and acceptance of things, you are also developing planning and anticipation skills. Present moment/acceptance is like an apple tree, with planning/anticipation the fruit from the tree. You can’t grow apples without the tree, in the same way that you don’t grow planning/anticipation without something outside of itself. Another example of this is thought’s don’t come from thought, they arise from outside it. To develop your best fruits and thoughts, you must have the best tree and mind. [...] [...] BillOGood left a fantastic comment in relation to developing intelligence. His comment, and my reply are below. Thanks for your thoughtful comment Bill. “I understand what it is to ‘be in the present moment’ and ‘accept things as they are,’ but how does this square with planning and anticipating your future and future events? Aren’t those activities important aspects of intelligence, also?” I’m going to tackle this question in two areas; how the direction is more important then the destination and how planning/anticipation benefit from present moment awareness/acceptance. When you develop present moment awareness and acceptance of things, you are also developing planning and anticipation skills. Present moment/acceptance is like an apple tree, with planning/anticipation the fruit from the tree. You can’t grow apples without the tree, in the same way that you don’t grow planning/anticipation without something outside of itself. Another example of this is thought’s don’t come from thought, they arise from outside it. To develop your best fruits and thoughts, you must have the best tree and mind. [...]

]]> By: Wade http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-53 Wade Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:13:28 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-53 Hi Bill, a very valid point. If you don't mind, I'd prefer to hold off answering this and make it a post/point of it's own. Peace, Wade Hi Bill, a very valid point. If you don’t mind, I’d prefer to hold off answering this and make it a post/point of it’s own. Peace, Wade

]]> By: BillOGoods http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-50 BillOGoods Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:02:03 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-50 I understand what it is to "be in the present moment" and "accept things as they are," but how does this square with planning and anticipating your future and future events? Aren't those activities important aspects of intelligence, also? I understand what it is to “be in the present moment” and “accept things as they are,” but how does this square with planning and anticipating your future and future events? Aren’t those activities important aspects of intelligence, also?

]]> By: Carnival of Improvement 05 | The Probabilist . com http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-48 Carnival of Improvement 05 | The Probabilist . com Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:23:54 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-48 [...] How To Develop Your Intelligence (453) by Wade M gives us a clear distinction of what intelligence is and isn’t, and how to go about and improve it. [...] [...] How To Develop Your Intelligence (453) by Wade M gives us a clear distinction of what intelligence is and isn’t, and how to go about and improve it. [...]

]]> By: Sania Wyatt http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-43 Sania Wyatt Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:04:31 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-43 Btw sorry for this double comment. I was looking for an email subscription but I found none. I don't use a feed reader! :( Btw sorry for this double comment. I was looking for an email subscription but I found none. I don’t use a feed reader! :(

]]> By: Sania Wyatt http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-42 Sania Wyatt Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:03:20 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-42 I always have a tendency to do what's stated in #3 of emotional intelligence. I think I'll have to revise my behaviour towards my fellow beings as from now. Great illuminating post. I always have a tendency to do what’s stated in #3 of emotional intelligence. I think I’ll have to revise my behaviour towards my fellow beings as from now. Great illuminating post.

]]> By: Nick Smith http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-25 Nick Smith Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:01:59 +0000 http://themiddleway.net/2007/02/05/how-to-develop-your-intelligence/#comment-25 A lovely post Wade. Thank you. There is a great little video of Eckhart Tolle talking on the same subject, that your readers might enjoy --> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqFu83qUcoY" rel="nofollow">Untying the knot</a> All the best to you my friend. A lovely post Wade. Thank you.

There is a great little video of Eckhart Tolle talking on the same subject, that your readers might enjoy—> Untying the knot

All the best to you my friend.

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