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Hey, Cedar, or anyone interested in FOO (Family of Origin) issues. Cedar, WHY NOW???
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<blockquote data-quote="Scent of Cedar *" data-source="post: 662407" data-attributes="member: 17461"><p>This is from a book entitled <u>The Martial Arts</u> by Ransom.</p><p></p><p>It is a beautiful book. It is this book and the belief systems espoused in it that fired my curiosity regarding martial arts philosophy and discipline.</p><p></p><p><em>I have no parents;</em></p><p><em>I make the earth and sky my parents.</em></p><p><em>I have no home;</em></p><p><em>In the depths of my soul (saika tenden) I make</em></p><p><em>my home.</em></p><p><em>I have no divine power;</em></p><p><em>I make integrity my power.</em></p><p><em>I have no means;</em></p><p><em>Humility is my means.</em></p><p><em>I have no magic power;</em></p><p><em>Internal force is my magic.</em></p><p><em>I have neither life, nor death;</em></p><p><em>I make the Eternal my life and my death.</em></p><p><em>I have no body;</em></p><p><em>I make courage my body.</em></p><p><em>I have no eyes;</em></p><p><em>The flash of light and there are my eyes.</em></p><p><em>I have no ears;</em></p><p><em>Sensitivity serves as my ears.</em></p><p><em>I have no limbs;</em></p><p><em>Instantaneous movement, there are my limbs.</em></p><p><em>I have no law;</em></p><p><em>I make my own protection my law.</em></p><p><em>I have no strategy;</em></p><p><em>Freedom to kill and freedom to give back life</em></p><p><em>(sakkatsu juzai), there is my strategy.</em></p><p><em>I have no purpose;</em></p><p><em>Opportunity is my purpose (kisan ~ I seize the </em></p><p><em>opportunity).</em></p><p><em>I have no miracle;</em></p><p><em>Just law is my miracle.</em></p><p><em>I have no principle;</em></p><p><em>Adaptability to all circumstances (rinkioken),</em></p><p><em>there is my principle.</em></p><p><em>I have no tactics;</em></p><p><em>I make existence and the void (kyojitsu) my</em></p><p><em>tactics.</em></p><p><em>I have no talent;</em></p><p><em>I make a quick mind (toi sokumyo) my talent.</em></p><p><em>I have no enemy;</em></p><p><em>I make irresponsibility my enemy.</em></p><p><em>I have no armour;</em></p><p><em>I make benevolence and uprightness my armour.</em></p><p><em>I have no castle;</em></p><p><em>The immutable spirit (fudoshin) is my castle.</em></p><p><em>I have no sword;</em></p><p><em>From the state which is above and beyond,</em></p><p><em>from thought (mushin) I make my sword.</em></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scent of Cedar *, post: 662407, member: 17461"] This is from a book entitled [U]The Martial Arts[/U] by Ransom. It is a beautiful book. It is this book and the belief systems espoused in it that fired my curiosity regarding martial arts philosophy and discipline. [I]I have no parents; I make the earth and sky my parents. I have no home; In the depths of my soul (saika tenden) I make my home. I have no divine power; I make integrity my power. I have no means; Humility is my means. I have no magic power; Internal force is my magic. I have neither life, nor death; I make the Eternal my life and my death. I have no body; I make courage my body. I have no eyes; The flash of light and there are my eyes. I have no ears; Sensitivity serves as my ears. I have no limbs; Instantaneous movement, there are my limbs. I have no law; I make my own protection my law. I have no strategy; Freedom to kill and freedom to give back life (sakkatsu juzai), there is my strategy. I have no purpose; Opportunity is my purpose (kisan ~ I seize the opportunity). I have no miracle; Just law is my miracle. I have no principle; Adaptability to all circumstances (rinkioken), there is my principle. I have no tactics; I make existence and the void (kyojitsu) my tactics. I have no talent; I make a quick mind (toi sokumyo) my talent. I have no enemy; I make irresponsibility my enemy. I have no armour; I make benevolence and uprightness my armour. I have no castle; The immutable spirit (fudoshin) is my castle. I have no sword; From the state which is above and beyond, from thought (mushin) I make my sword.[/I] [I][/I] [/QUOTE]
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