Comments on: Intentional Thinking

By: Arno

Arno — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:33 +0000

Hi Ian, Yes, we need to act in the same empowering way in all aspects of our lives. Then we learn to use attention well in any stressful situation, not just when climbing. Arno

By: Robby

Robby — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:24:32 +0000

Hey Arno
This subject is nice in that I sometimes skip this process and jump right into action, especially if my mind is controlling the process. An example would be thinking that a climb is easy so I jump right in only to be stalled at some point because my mind (ego) is still running.
Other times I don’t even get started because of the egoic mind. An example of this would be thinking that a climb is too tough, over analyze, and shut myself down before even getting on the wall.
I do, however, love how I can relate these experiences to everyday life, and I am aware that although I still fall back into old habits, I often can break the cycle of avoidance or distraction a little quicker each moment, time, day, month, year. It’s is a process, yes?

By: Ian Groll

Ian Groll — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:45:21 +0000

One of the things I love about climbing are the parallels it has in so many other parts of our lives. Recently I have started to practice silent meditation twice a day. A recurring theme in this meditation has been the voice inside my head that wishes to express itself with angry thoughts and visuals. Through continued practice the voices have quieted down by not focusing on these subjective distractions but rather the immediate. These being my breathing, the sun on my face etc . The lessons we learn in climbing are life lessons and the three you mention here are a formula to success in all parts of our lives.

By: Arno

Arno — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:02:42 +0000

Hola Roberto, Gracias for your comments. Our next lesson will address exactly what to think about when preparing. This will help you direct your attention away from the limiting thoughts and onto thoughts that will help you prepare.
Arno

By: Roberto Reinoso

Roberto Reinoso — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:52:08 +0000

Hola Arno,
I find this lesson really important and real to me. Sometimes I feel really tired on a route and when I rest in a stance my mind try to avoid the effort and the intention by telling me that that’s all, I’m finished and somehow when I surrender to that easy solution, I deeply feel how my ego wins the battle.
I’ve been trying really hard to use breathing as a tool to focus my attention but sometimes I just can’t control myself.
I’ll do my best to set a proper preparation phase before I start climbing.
Thank you