Difference between revisions of "Bow and Arrow principles"
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:1025kjhj.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | [[File:1025kjhj.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | ||
− | [[Bow and Arrow principles]]: [[overcoming temptation]]: "...the [[bow and arrow]] are connected first of all with [[overcoming temptation]] of the setting-sun | + | [[Bow and Arrow principles]]: [[overcoming temptation]]: "...the [[bow and arrow]] are connected first of all with [[overcoming temptation]] of the [[setting-sun world]]." "...the [[bow and arrow principle]] provides a weapon to [[overcome temptation]] and penetrate the vast reservoir of resources in the [[phenomenal world]]. |
[[trust]]: "When you learn to [[overcome temptation]], then the [[arrow of intellect]] and the [[bow of action]] can [[manifest]] as [[trust]] in your [[world]]. ...you want to make a personal discovery of [[reality]], though your own [[intelligence]] and ability. ... When you shoot your arrow, either it will hit the target or it will miss. [[Trust]] is [[knowing]] that there will be a message. ... as a [[warrior]], you are willing to take a chance; you are willing to expose yourself to the [[phenomenal world]], and you [[trust]] that it will give you a message, either of [[success]] or failure. ... You [[trust]] not in [[success]], but in [[reality]]. ... that result is not an end in itself. You can always go beyond the result; it is the seed for a further journey. So a [[sense]] of continually going forward and celebrating your journey comes from practicing the warrior's [[discipline]] of the [[bow]] and arrow." | [[trust]]: "When you learn to [[overcome temptation]], then the [[arrow of intellect]] and the [[bow of action]] can [[manifest]] as [[trust]] in your [[world]]. ...you want to make a personal discovery of [[reality]], though your own [[intelligence]] and ability. ... When you shoot your arrow, either it will hit the target or it will miss. [[Trust]] is [[knowing]] that there will be a message. ... as a [[warrior]], you are willing to take a chance; you are willing to expose yourself to the [[phenomenal world]], and you [[trust]] that it will give you a message, either of [[success]] or failure. ... You [[trust]] not in [[success]], but in [[reality]]. ... that result is not an end in itself. You can always go beyond the result; it is the seed for a further journey. So a [[sense]] of continually going forward and celebrating your journey comes from practicing the warrior's [[discipline]] of the [[bow]] and arrow." |
Revision as of 07:21, 16 August 2014
Bow and Arrow principles: overcoming temptation: "...the bow and arrow are connected first of all with overcoming temptation of the setting-sun world." "...the bow and arrow principle provides a weapon to overcome temptation and penetrate the vast reservoir of resources in the phenomenal world.
trust: "When you learn to overcome temptation, then the arrow of intellect and the bow of action can manifest as trust in your world. ...you want to make a personal discovery of reality, though your own intelligence and ability. ... When you shoot your arrow, either it will hit the target or it will miss. Trust is knowing that there will be a message. ... as a warrior, you are willing to take a chance; you are willing to expose yourself to the phenomenal world, and you trust that it will give you a message, either of success or failure. ... You trust not in success, but in reality. ... that result is not an end in itself. You can always go beyond the result; it is the seed for a further journey. So a sense of continually going forward and celebrating your journey comes from practicing the warrior's discipline of the bow and arrow."
"meditative awareness: The Principle of Meditative awareness enables the warrior to take his seat properly. It shows him how to regain his balance when he loses it, and how to use the messages of the phenomenal world to further his discipline, rather than simply being distracted or overwhelmed by the feedback.