--- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ""There is a principle in the martial arts, that > whoever strikes first > loses. Because to strike at another takes you off > your center, re- > your imbalance, and opens you up." > > What kind of rookie martial artist stikes while off > balance? The new > guy. Sounds like advice from Mr Miyagi from the > Karate Kd movies, > don't believe it.
This is why I always bring a Glock to a martial arts fight. > > > --- In [email protected], "peterklutz" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > [snip] > > > Classic projection. When confronted with one's > own > > > doubts about one's spiritual practice, teacher, > or > > > tradition, EXTERNALIZE them and project all the > > > anger that one feels towards ones self for feel- > > > ing these doubts onto those who are open about > > > having them, or worse, onto those who LAUGH at > the > > > doubts and at those who feel threatened about > > > having them. > > > > > > And the deeper the doubts that the seeker of > this > > > type has, the worse they portray the > externalized > > > "enemy" to be. > > > > Reflections: > > > > (1) Like everything else in the non-absolute > reality of life, your > > argument works both ways - and may just as equally > be applied to you > > and Vaj. In my view more appropriately so because > you and Vaj usually > > strike first. > > > > What is meant by "strike first?" > > > > "There is a principle in the martial arts, that > whoever strikes first > > loses. Because to strike at another takes you off > your center, re- > > your imbalance, and opens you up. The impulse that > pushes you > > to take action, to strike out at another, takes > you down the path of > > a specific energy, a specific possibility - and > takes you out of the > > place of all possibilities. A master warrior knows > that as soon as > > you feel that desire come up, and then yield to it > and let it turn > > into action, you've already lost." > > > > Found at: > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/108709 > > > > (2) The only way to truly externalize this dance > between object, > > subject and the process of their mutual > cognition/interaction (during > > which they tint and transform each other, which > you may have noticed) > > is to step outside their field of interaction - > i.e. to transcend. > > > > You may view the rationales for the occasional > reactions your constant > > whining about MMY and his spiritual techniques > results in as: > > > > (A) Nature's way of, in one short burst, > re-balancing a flow of > > negativity that has built up > > > > (B) The personal views of individuals with good > and solid experiences > > of *externalizing* the relative and who therefore > may have an inkling > > of just how great Maharishi's gift to them is, and > just how selfless > > his actions are as he gave up a life in blissed > solitude to spend > > fifty+ years walking in the mud of the world in > order to help his > > fellowmen. > > > > Before the adrenaline-surge hits your brain this > time, and your hands > > attack your keyboard, do yourself a favor and > presuppose that this > > post is written in earnest and then internalize > it. > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See > the new email design. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091
