Einstein used his intuitive side to build a much more creative mind. If you remember from my previous post about Einstein, you’ll remember just how important intuition was to him. A good intuition also helps your creativity and problem-solving skills. Intuition is connected with our ability to make good decisions. Later in the article, it says, “we need both instinct and reason to make the best possible decisions for ourselves, our businesses, and our families.” We get this “direct pointing to reality” by using a part of our minds that doesn’t often get much attention: intuition.Īccording to Psychology Today, intuition is defined as “a process that gives us the ability to know something directly without analytic reasoning, bridging the gap between the conscious and non-conscious parts of our mind between instinct and reason.” “Contrary to what some might say on the subject, koans are not meaningless phrases…Rather koans are a direct pointing to reality, an invitation for us to taste water and to know for ourselves whether it is cool or warm.” When you meditate on a koan, you’re looking into yourself and the world around you in a different way.įrom The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen’s Most Important Koan: You can think about it all day long and try to unravel the meaning, but never quite figure it out.īut they’re more than that. Meditating on koans is like thinking on a riddle without an answer.
When you meditate on a koan, you’re not only getting the benefits of meditation, but also giving your mind a big mental workout.
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