Zen and the art of interstellar genocide.

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
I'm particularly interested in any kind of speed meditation, which could be practised in periods of, say 6 or 7 minutes spaced 15- 40 minutes apart, with occasional short breaks for tactical combat.

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"Speed meditation??!!" LOL! That is SO typically American. This reminds me of one of the few Zen stories that I know:
A young man goes to a monastery and says he wants to achieve oneness with the universe (or enlightenment, or something like that), and asks how long that will take. "10 years," says the head guy (priest or lama or something). The young man is dismayed; he has a life to lead, things to accomplish. "That's too long," he says. "What if I work at it day and night, much harder than anyone else here?" "Ah, in that case," replies the head guy, "it will take you 50 years."

Also reminds me of the "I'd like a half a cup of God, please" email that gets circulated periodically.