Excellence and Consciousness

by Daniel Doen Silberberg on March 26, 2009 in Zen

Doen Sensei discussed the convergence of the study of excellence and the study of consciousness. The book “Talent Is Overrated” is mentioned with studies on high-performing individuals like Tiger Woods.

Sensei also talks about seeing reality.

Part 1

Part 2

Tags: consciousness, excellence, talent, talent is overrated, tiger woods

4 Responses to “Excellence and Consciousness”

Philip March 29, 2009 at 2:06 pm #

One very powerful talk. The hardest thing to do is to get rid of all the pretense that we have built so many aspects of our lives on. Sensei states that fear is at the bottom of all this. I agree.

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Sterling March 30, 2009 at 11:58 am #

I’m enjoying reading “Talent is Overrated”, and its nice to hear some perspective on it from Sensei.

I really appreciate the approach of using observation to see-through theories & beliefs that are holding us back.

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Peedee April 8, 2009 at 3:51 pm #

I’ve been dipping into your blog a lot. I appreciate, very much, the time you spend to share your writing and videos with us. In fact, your words have been a tremendous form of social support to me on the many days that I come here to read.

This piece that you wrote on excellence really spoke to me.

Sincerely Thanks!

Peedee

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Liara Covert April 19, 2009 at 6:10 pm #

Sensei, as you say, theory does not help a human being gain deeper understanding. To see, hear and sense clearly happens through diligent, consistent practice. To consciously dissolve attachments and beliefs permits a person to stop thinking, you do something else. What one calls ‘experience’ does not matter. What one feels or discerns at soul level, does. This defies words and is conveyed in silence.

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