Buddhist detachment +EV ?

[laja]

"The most basic role of Buddha images is to convey the feeling of calm and detachment that reflects proper mental discipline with control over the negative emotions of fear and greed."

I seem to stay off tilt because of my trust in mathematics. But I was wondering if there are any players here who seem to take the exact opposite approach... a more spiritual based one. Does anyone meditate on a regular basis. If so how do you think it has affected your game?

[lostinthought]

Buddhism and taking sucker's money don't go hand in hand my friend.

Don't try.

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[partypokerer]

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Does anyone meditate on a regular basis.

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Phil Hellmuth

[gila]

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Buddhism and taking sucker's money don't go hand in hand my friend.

Don't try.

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Tell that to Howard Lederer.

[lostinthought]

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Buddhism and taking sucker's money don't go hand in hand my friend.

Don't try.

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Tell that to Howard Lederer.

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if I saw howard lederer in the street, i might kill him.

[gila]

Very Nice, kill the budha on your way! Actually, I heard he died along with God at the dawn of the technological age.

[AncientPC]

Man who's avatar was it that had Phil Hellmuth meditation? That avatar was hilarious..

[jon_keck]

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"The most basic role of Buddha images is to convey the feeling of calm and detachment that reflects proper mental discipline with control over the negative emotions of fear and greed."

I seem to stay off tilt because of my trust in mathematics. But I was wondering if there are any players here who seem to take the exact opposite approach... a more spiritual based one. Does anyone meditate on a regular basis. If so how do you think it has affected your game?

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Not really meditating, but I do make it a point to close my eyes and just chill out for a few minutes every session. It keeps me from chain smoking/pepsi drinking, and it helps me stay confident in my game.

[MicroBob]

not sure...but sossman's avatar is (or at least 'was') of Hellmuth brushing his teeth from that same ESPN segment.

[Lawrence Ng]

Mentor,

Back in my 4th year Asian Studies class, we dealth with Buddhist teachings and a lot of literature on the belief of Buddhism. Inner peace is sought through the release of the materials in this world which leads to suffering.

In a very ironic sense poker is about taking another person's money, yet the fundamental understanding driven behind Buddhism is what will make a long term player succeed.

For example, two very different situations came up today - one where I got incredibly lucky and one where I was very unlucky. In both situations, I managed to keep calm and rational enough on the turn thus releasing any emotional rises that can occur when I am facing heavy betting action multi-way. Both times I took a deep breath and stayed objective enough to make a rational, mathematical decision to which I would say that years of meditating and yoga contributed to.

So yes, studying Buddhism and preaching it definitely is +EV for the game.

Lawrence