Timeless Samurai Warrior Knowledge, For The Spiritual Warrior inside you!

In these troubling times, many people are focused on what's not working and what they do not have. And yes, while it is true that deficiencies exist, it is important to stay focused on what is working and what we do have to be grateful for in order to stay positive and hopeful for the future. Being a huge fan of Kung Fu flicks and Samurai's, I came acrosss this piece.

Here is a wonderful Century Samurai Warrior meditation. The author is unknown, but it is a timeless piece of wisdom no matter your religion or belief's. I hope this will inspire you to discover the Spiritual Warrior inside of you.

The term spiritual warrior is used in Buddhism for one who combats the universal enemy: self-ignorance (avidya), the ultimate source of suffering according to Buddhist philosophy. A heroic being with a brave mind and ethical impulse. Different from other paths, which focus on individual salvation, the spiritual warrior's only complete and right practice is that which compassionately helps other beings with wisdom. This is the Bodhisattva ideal (the "Buddha-in-waiting"), the spiritual warrior who resolves to attain buddhahood in order to liberate others.The term is also used generically in esotericism and self-help literature.

I have no parents: I make the heaven and earth my parents. I have no home: I make awareness my home. I have no life and death: I make the tides of breathing my life and death. I have no divine powers: I make honesty my divine power. I have no means: I make understanding my means. I have no secrets: I make character my secret.

I have no body: I make endurance my body. I have no strategy: I make "unshadowed by thought" my strategy. I have no design: I make "seizing opportunity by the forelock" my design.

I have no miracles: I make right action my miracle. I have no principles: I make adaptability to all circumstances my principle. I have no tactics: I make emptiness and fullness my tactics. I have no talent: I make ready wit my talent. I have no friends: I make my mind my friend. I have no enemy: I make carelessness my enemy. I have no armor: I make benevolence and righteousness my armor. I have no castle: I make immovable mind my castle. I have no sword: I make absence of self my sword. Peace and Blessings!

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