Comments on: Should Marines be trained to meditate? http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Aaron W http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-35272 Aaron W Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:40:17 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-35272 There is a reason Samurai and other martial artists meditated so much. In combat, whether one-on-one or on a battle field, staying calm is a vitally important part of staying alive. Panicking does not help anyone (except the enemy). There is a reason Samurai and other martial artists meditated so much. In combat, whether one-on-one or on a battle field, staying calm is a vitally important part of staying alive. Panicking does not help anyone (except the enemy).

]]> By: Kevin http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-13750 Kevin Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:25:34 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-13750 EVERYONE should be trained to meditate EVERYONE should be trained to meditate

]]> By: Jordan http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-12171 Jordan Mon, 03 May 2010 15:14:15 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-12171 Glad to provide the full study to anyone who makes the request. Send to jreese@upenn.edu. Glad to provide the full study to anyone who makes the request. Send to jreese@upenn.edu.

]]> By: Adam http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-12131 Adam Sun, 02 May 2010 17:56:37 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-12131 This article fails to report any of the study's actual findings. All that is said is "Our findings suggest that, just as daily physical exercise leads to physical fitness, engaging in mindfulness exercises on a regular basis may improve mind-fitness.” How did the researchers arrive at this statement? What assumptions are they making? These are some basic questions that should be covered in any form of science reporting. Depriving a reader of such information reduces science to a form of mysticism. This article fails to report any of the study’s actual findings. All that is said is “Our findings suggest that, just as daily physical exercise leads to physical fitness, engaging in mindfulness exercises on a regular basis may improve mind-fitness.”

How did the researchers arrive at this statement? What assumptions are they making? These are some basic questions that should be covered in any form of science reporting. Depriving a reader of such information reduces science to a form of mysticism.

]]> By: KevinDV http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-12036 KevinDV Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:17:00 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-12036 Richard Strozzi-Heckler in his book "In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Military" goes in to detail the effect meditation on high performance military personal. It is available online at google books -http://tinyurl.com/2cno3o8. Richard Strozzi-Heckler in his book “In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Military” goes in to detail the effect meditation on high performance military personal. It is available online at google books -http://tinyurl.com/2cno3o8.

]]> By: cld http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/should-marines-be-trained-to-meditate/comment-page-1/#comment-12019 cld Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:54:42 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=11740#comment-12019 perhaps an unintended consequence may be that they don't want to fight after the training. perhaps an unintended consequence may be that they don’t want to fight after the training.

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