December 1, 2020
On the resolution of balance #12:
In focusing on balance, the primary purpose in any exercise, everything that goes towards achieving it is overlooked and not enough attention is paid to the fact that achieving balance necessitates a constant and cyclical process. What is needed for balance is flow, as in a pendulum. Strangely enough, during a pendulum’s swing, looking at any part of that cycle, everything is in balance. The point I am zig-zagging towards rather clumsily is that balance is achieved by the continuation of motion. Stop at any time and the mechanism will become disjointed and collapse.
In focusing on balance, the primary purpose in any exercise, everything that goes towards achieving it is overlooked and not enough attention is paid to the fact that achieving balance necessitates a constant and cyclical process. What is needed for balance is flow, as in a pendulum. Strangely enough, during a pendulum’s swing, looking at any part of that cycle, everything is in balance. The point I am zig-zagging towards rather clumsily is that balance is achieved by the continuation of motion. Stop at any time and the mechanism will become disjointed and collapse.