General discussion :)

April 28, 2007

Hello to all,

I am sending out this mail, to encourage some discussion on the subject of

studying more than one Art or discipline and the affect this has on our

overall development. This mail is addressed to different individuals and

groups and unfortunately we wont all recieve the responses but i will

forward whatever i can that to all concerned, that is of insight into this

subject. Thanks for your attention.

Something I hear on a regular basis regarding the study, specifically of

ancient Arts but also in modern ones too, is that of trying to study too

many at once, or the distraction of studying a multitude of various

disciplines. Wether it be Martial Arts or healing arts, meditation or

painting, is one a distraction from the other, or are they complimentary?

Obviously when you lead a busy life ie. Work and family commitments. which

are not exempt from Arts themselves, then time is limited. But say that you

have all the time available to devote yourself to your arts of choice, do

they distract you from one another? Or do they come together and be mutually

beneficial? Then there is always the possibility that only one Art distracts

you or engross' you so that you are sucked into it and then you miss the joy

of life itself?

The phrases often coined are a jack of all trades, a master of none. Or

Digging many wells and never digging deep enough. But what if you see the

various arts as a multitude of different tools allowing you to dig deeper

into the same well? An exploration of ourselves through various means?

Then there is always the question of studying with different

teachers/schools within each art. This again adds another dimension to the

questions i am posing.

I hope that with this discussion i too am not distracting you from your

respective inquiries and studies,but any openess and insights into the

subject will be greatly shared between us.

Thank you kindly for your time and patience, i anticipate your repsonses!

Love Olly

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