Their wisdom was unfathomable.
There is no way to describe it;
all we can describe is their appearance.
They were careful as someone crossing an iced-over stream.
Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.
Courteous as a guest.
Fluid as melting ice.
Shapable as a block of wood.
Receptive as a valley.
Clear as a glass of water.
Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?
The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking, not expecting,
she is present, and can welcome all things.
|...since my sensei introduced me to the martial arts I have been studying the Art of War for over many years now. Though I would agree with Sun Tzu's basic premise tjat 'war is of vital importance to the state, a road leading either to safety or ruin', ironically it is very spiritual in that it teaches compassion above all things, and echoes what Von Clasuewitz discoverd - that war is so vile and evil that is should be the absloutely last desperate act of a nation (or man) in love with peace.
Put it another way: Pray for Peace, but Prepare for War...AA is worth fighting for; God needs warriors; he has enough ribbon clears....love may be in the middle, but sometimes a samurai has to show just enough steel to let the peasantry know that there are greater forces at work in the Universe. The 'Moral Law' must be upheld at all times, and at all costs, especially by me. Without this law AA would fold, and this warrior would soon be lost.
COG, 1st Cl.|
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COG, 1st Cl.