[Buddha-l] ?????

[Michael Paris]

Is that not the tanden (tan tien) or thereabouts?

Reminds me of the joriki point, so to speak, so emphasized in Rinzai Zen 
(e.g., John Daido Loori's teachings).

Speaking of leaders, there's a Yahoo News article today about 
narcissists as leaders:


Narcissists Tend to Become Leaders

LiveScience.com 
<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/livescience/sc_livescience/byline/narcissiststendtobecomeleaders/29401455/SIG=10sog4vj6/*http://www.livescience.com> 
/Tue Oct 7, 4:56 PM ET

/
Narcissists like to be in charge, so it stands to reason that a new 
study shows individuals who are overconfident about their abilities are 
most likely to step in as leaders, be they politicians or power brokers.

However, their initiative doesn't mean they are the best leaders. The 
study also found narcissists 
<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/livescience/sc_livescience/storytext/narcissiststendtobecomeleaders/29401455/SIG=122doafmu/*http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/060914_ap_celeb_love.html> 
don't outperform others in leadership roles.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/narcissiststendtobecomeleaders


Michael


jkirk wrote:
> Hmmm--curious place to focus on, especially while pressing--could
> it be a way to quietly expel gas which otherwise might interrupt
> one's or other's calm?
>
> Seems it'd be so much better if a mind practice were developed
> for government leaders to use to prevent them from deciding to
> make war in the first place.
>
> **sigh**
>
> Joanna
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_us/warrior_mind
>
> Mind training helps troops with combat, then PTSD