🟡🐱‍👤Meditation In Dragon Ball Super!

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I think its really cool how Dragonball series has displayed powerful techniques like meditation, and even a bit of yoga! (i saw broly trying to do tree pose in the manga).
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Broly In Tree Pose

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The technique of meditation has always been around but it's is something characters like Vegeta need to progress on their path as a martial artist. Goku used to meditate when he was younger, Tien did too, and Piccolo meditates in DBZ alot. Vegeta is really smart because he realizes that their bodies have been trained to the maximum but now they must strengthen their minds through mental training..
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In real life, meditation is used to calm ones mind/body and can be used to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Its insane that Akira Toriyama (RIP) knew a good amount of concepts on meditation.
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Stuff like half lotus, Burmese pose and full lotus are used in the show. When Jiren Meditated he used full lotus, a pose that has ones feet near their thighs to go into deep states of meditation.

Jiren: Full Lotus and using cosmic Mudra
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Usually masters of meditation use this pose and beginners use Burmese pose. They even use the mudra or Dhyana mudra instead of the popular "Chin" mudra or hand seal thats quite popular.



-Goku & Meditation

Goku in Particular is using mindfulness and basic meditation to calm himself in the manga. As Ultra Instinct is Highly Difficult to get into unless one meditates.


Goku has been seen meditating in Dragonball Super Anime although its not while sitting. He is using the technique called mindfulness to be aware of his thoughts, feelings, and environment before the assassin Hit tried to kill him. All day, 24/7


And if you don't know, mindfulness is a real meditation technique that can be used whenever you want. You can be anywhere and use mindfulness. Once again, Its when you focus on being aware of everything within and around you, in the present time that is.

Also, Zen Buddhist monks use mindfulness to cultivate an advanced state of awareness called Mushin..... A Mind State that inspired Ultra Instinct. I might talk about Mushin eventually in another post.

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I think it's really cool too, though I probably didn't pay attention to the concepts of meditation in Dragonball only after I started doing meditation myself. There's a lot of benefits that comes with it, and like you mentioned spiritual enlightenment is one of them.

Most likely Toriyama also meditated a lot, which explains his understanding of the concepts. I'd probably need to watch older episodes of the series, to pick up something I can apply into my meditation routine.

I'd also add Dragonball as series really knows how to give you perspective of physical wellness in general. That's why it's a really good series. It doesn't just teach us about morality, it also opens your mind what it means to be physically well, and spiritually enlightened.
 

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I think it's really cool too, though I probably didn't pay attention to the concepts of meditation in Dragonball only after I started doing meditation myself. There's a lot of benefits that comes with it, and like you mentioned spiritual enlightenment is one of them.

Most likely Toriyama also meditated a lot, which explains his understanding of the concepts. I'd probably need to watch older episodes of the series, to pick up something I can apply into my meditation routine.

I'd also add Dragonball as series really knows how to give you perspective of physical wellness in general. That's why it's a really good series. It doesn't just teach us about morality, it also opens your mind what it means to be physically well, and spiritually enlightened.
yeah akira toriyama knew his stuff. Probably meditated or talked to monks about it in Japan. Alot of these mangaka know alot of eastern philosophy and spiritual practices too.
 
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yeah akira toriyama knew his stuff. Probably meditated or talked to monks about it in Japan. Alot of these mangaka know alot of eastern philosophy and spiritual practices too.
Makes sense. Buddhism is the biggest religion in Japan, and a lot of these spiritual practices are learned from Buddhist doctrines.
 
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