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No Mind.

No Mind.

In Martial Arts, you don’t overestimate your opponent, for your fear will defeat you before the battle begins. Neither do you underestimate your opponent, because by the time you realize the advantage of speed and timing…it’s too late…you lose. Both overestimation and underestimation are states of thought, and success can not be found in thought. Success lies in the stillness before thought, allowing response to the opponent to be the perfect one, Like a reflection on the water. This is…

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Enter the Darkness.

Enter the Darkness.

Illness doesn’t mean we’re weak.weakness doesn’t mean we’re doomed.Obstacles don’t mean we are cursed,Our silly mind is the label-maker,and we think the label it prints is the truth!Bring out the label maker that inspires your best self,That labels your curses the makers of greatness, and your darkness…the home of you stars.

The Storm Approaches…

The Storm Approaches…

Primordial. Incessant. Searing.We have battled storms all of our life. In fact storms, infinitely larger, have been waging war for eternity.If only they would stop…give us a rest.But storms are the stuff of conflict; the birthplace of growth.If they were to end, all would end.We must reevaluate our attitude toward storms.Bring them on…let the battle continue.

The Contrary Warrior.

The Contrary Warrior.

It is often thought that warriorship is about violence, conflict and the hope of victory. In reality, warriorship is about the negation of conflict; its about letting the universe do whatever it will…and we just move with it.Warriorship is less about combat, and more like an eternal dance with the divine.

Now available on Amazon!

Now available on Amazon!

Irreverent in voice and delivery and lacking the “pious pomposity” of most spiritual self-help methods and guides, “Out of My Mind” shoots straight at the heart of the human condition to provide effective strategies to combat the tragedies and hardships that befall most of us at one time or another… with mathematical precision. “Out of My Mind”, born out of the wisdom of the ancient Martial Arts traditions and fused with global philosophical teachings and scientific principles, reveals a strategy…

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Turn and face the Strange…

Turn and face the Strange…

We so often want things to change…people to be kinder, our work to be more appreciated, our wait to be shorter. Alan Watts once commented that Blood behaves differently in a test tube than in your veins, showing that “it” and its “environment” are connected, are one. If you want to change to happen, YOU change. It starts and ends with you. If you have any control in this life, it’s over your own reaction to your environment. Being mutually…

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Silently Face the Storm

Silently Face the Storm

Achieving a Black Belt in Martial Arts is often interpreted as mastery. This is a common misconception. While a worthwhile pursuit on the Martial path, it is important to remember that the Black Belt student is someone who has gained proficiency in the basics of physical technique; far from Mastery. We often are drawn to Martial Art because we feel physically victimized, or perhaps vulnerable. It seems that the goal then is to become more physically adept, more likely to…

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