lithien wrote:
>
>intuition connotes a more conscious response than instinct in my book. let
>me put it this way...intuition surfaces upon consciousness whereas intinct
>does not. i would call intuition a hunch or presentiment that becomes
>conscious but an instinct bypasses consciousness and its acted on reflex.
Gene wrote:
Based on that definition (see above), acting in Zen arts comes from
intuition, IMO. In martial arts, for example, one starts with conscious
observation, deconstruction, and copying of the motions. Only after
countless repetitions they are internalized and it becomes possible for the
person to act without thinking bypassing consciousness.
Glove writes:
apologies to Bodvar (whos finger is hovering over the delete key) but i just
couldnt stay away from this. Lithien and Gene seem to speak from an inner
knowledge and i cannot help but be impressed with Genes analogy of conscious
observation, deconstruction and subsequent copying of motions in the
practice of martial arts. remember there must be a constraining force in
place as well, contained within the observation. what particularly
fascinates me though is your reference to deconstruction.
is the deconstruction a conscious act, in your opinion? and if it is not,
how does it tie into the notion of intellect also being a deconstruction?
and subsequently not a conscious act in itself either. its a wonderful post
either way.
well, i will keep this short and sweet so as not to upset the non-zennies
among us.
best wishes to all
glove
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