Mind of the Warrior

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

The Senses

Out of the sake of curiosity and searching....there has been a few times when I've done things like wear a blindfold and listen to the world around me....or put in ear plugs so that I could only see. I know it may sound a little strange, but if you have nothing else to do on some rainy day, you... Sign in to see full entry.

Things are getting better....

Its pretty amazing how a person can change all of a sudden...for good and bad. So far, it seems to me that since I was confronted about slipping back into a depression the other day...I've started to pull out of it pretty well. I've been tending to things that I have let go for far to long....and I... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Perhaps I Should Try a Little of This Zen....

My Heart Burns Like Fire Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes." He made the following rules which he practiced every day of his life. In the morning before dressing, light incense and meditate. Retire at a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 31, 2007

What is PTSD....

Found some stuff on the web here to share about PTSD.... What is posttraumatic stress disorder? Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that develops as a result of a terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experience. PTSD sufferers re-experience the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

An Awakening.....

What you don't notice about yourself can hurt you the most.... The issue of PTSD is a constant pain and an endless struggle to understand. I have a pretty good comprehension of the damage it causes when its out in the open. Displayed anger, snappyness, severe depression, etc... Those elements are... Sign in to see full entry.

Zen- The Sound of one Hand

The Sound of One Hand The master of Kennin temple was Mokurai, Silent Thunder. He had a little protégé named Toyo who was only twelve years old. Toyo saw the older disciples visit the master's room each morning and evening to receive instruction in sanzen or personal guidence in which they were... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 28, 2007

A Mother's Advice in Zen

Heres one for the "know-it-alls"....I'm sure you've met a few.....:) A Mother's Advice Jiun, a Shogun master, was a well-known Sanskrit scholar of the Tokugawa era. When he was young he used to deliver lectures to his brother students. His mother heard about this and wrote him a letter.: "Son, I do... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 27, 2007

One of those days.....

Its been a good day all-in-all. Started out the morning freezing cold. I told myself years ago when I got out of the military that I was never going to be cold again unless I chose to go out in the weather and be cold. Emergencies of course have their own rules about that. Seems that was kinda like... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

A Parable and a Principle

To me, this Parable is a story about the sudden realization of how precious the smallest thing can be, of the things we take for granted in our day to day lives.... A Parable Buddha told a parable in a sutra: A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Another Zen

Fear is a root of most of our concerns....if not all of them. Everything you do can be determined by fear. People who hurt others and are concidered "Bad asses" are in all honesty, fearfull. They hide their fear by looking tough...if they hurt others then others will fear them, so they in turn... Sign in to see full entry.

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