I have found that meditation has helped me with my academic career and has given me insights into musical composition and software design.
I design genetic algorithms, neural network and artificial intelligence systems.
I no longer teach meditation, only software design.
It is a real service to humanity and the world to be a good programmer, particularly if you design great products. You make is easier for everybody, everybody has less headaches.
Innocence does not protect you from the evil designs of others.
In martial arts one of the first things that you learn is to be balanced. Balance is the central principle in architecture and design. Balance is a way of trying to talk about being at the center of things.
Yantras are specific designs that have a great deal of power in them, as do mantras, which are words of power. Yantras are designs of power that tap into other levels of attention. They remind us of things in other worlds.
