The Black Belt: A Warrior's Purpose
7:6đȘ·
The Will To Act...
17 years ago, I was honored the Black belt.
Ever since,
I was young, disciplined, focused. Every day, I trained like my life depended on it. Morning routines, meditations, repetitions, Qigong, the list went on. I embodied all the elementsâMovement, Stillness, Power, The constant Study of excellence.
I was becoming the best version of myself.
Or so, I thought...
~The morning of the 15th
The day of the Solar Eclipse.
Amidst Training Camp,
Master Hui RĂș had me face the true struggle of a Black belt.
I wanted to prove to him that he could never break me.
That nothing or no one would stop me.
2 hours later, I was still there, in perfect stance. I was determined, I would not break before him...
Suddenly the doors creaked open. An old Lady stepped inside. Frail, uncertain, shaken. She stood there, her eyes searching the roomâclearly in need of help.
I saw her.
Including my Master.
But I didnât move.
My master looked at me.
I looked back into his eyes, then down to the ground determined not to stop in the middle of my training.
He left his stance, and slowly walked over toward the woman.
I had finally beaten my master, I had won!
This was the power of a warrior. This was training, this was focus, this was discipline.
I had convinced myself that staying on the mat, perfectly in crane stance, was the essence of self-mastery.
Unshaken, I had for the first time in my entire life beaten my master!
But I didn't feel the high, the adrenaline, nor accomplished.
Then it struck me... How could I have beaten him so easily?
No one had ever beaten Master Hui RĂș in a stance-off before.
As my Master walked back over.
He stared into my eyes.
I stood in the same position, without a single move, I awaited my Master's Word.
But I could feel it.. something was off, almost as if he was disappointed by my skill, by my immense discipline, by my self-mastery.
6 hours later,
âYou are done!
He exclaimed.
I finally could relax my body, I lowered my arms, my legs, and as I let go of the stance, I dropped to the floor exhausted, shaking in severe pain.
I had never been pushed this hard in my life.
I thought, I must have made my Master extremely proud. In this very moment
He slowly made his way over.
He didnât raise his voice or say another word. He simply looked into my eyes, reached behind my backâas I was lying on the ground incapable to move.
He slowly untied the Black belt from my waist.
I couldn't even resist him, I was frail, I was weakened, I was frightened.
He stared into my eyes, then he looked away, three seconds later, he turned his back to me...
âYou are not ready,â
He uttered.
As he left me on the mat, in the dojo by myself, he closed the gates firmly.
There I was in darkness...
I was defeated,
I was defeated by my very own stance, my very own power, my determination to prove, my very inaction.
I never talked to my master for the next 22 years...
I couldn't understand why he removed the one thing I had devoted my entire life to master.
What I gracefully carried every single day for the last 17 years atop of Bocaina as one of the greatest honors.. The Black belt.
Time would pass, and I would continue my training alone just outside the Dojo.
But it wasn't the same.
I wanted to showcase that my stance, was unbreakable this time around.
But Master Hui RĂș wouldn't even look twice when he saw me outside.
So I perfected the Crane stance.
24 hours, without a single move.
But it still wasn't enough... not for a single word, not even for a second glance...
23 years later,
2000 LĂ later...
I had descended Mount Bocaina.
I had made my way down to the village of Sanctuaries.
This was where I would practice my arts.
I felt alienated, lost, my Master had dropped me, he denounced me at all costs.
I wondered..
Did he find a new favorite?
Was I not good enough?
Did he Fear my Power, because I was the first ever to win a stance-off?
CONTINUES...âŹïž
The Art of Communication
5:9đȘ·
1st Ăpoca ~ A Silent Chorus
"All of humanity's problems, stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.â
-Blaise Pascal
"A fish can only be caught when his mouth is open"
~
It was a warm night atop Mount Bocaina
A loud cry was felt throughout the entire village.
As all the younglings struggled to fall asleep.
So were the rest of us awake.
It was late, when
Master Hui RĂș approached me,
âThe noise..
he said.
âSilence them!
2 hours passed,
I returned, exhausted..
But Master...
With the faintest raise of his finger..
I, silenced..
âI was watching you from a distance..
He began.
âI saw your struggle, from the way you entered the conversation, you looked just like the rest of them.
He had seen that I faced great difficulty with lecturing the adepts.
âNot all players are good coaches, are they?
Hui RĂș exclaimed, ironically.
Then he left..
4 minutes later the village was as still as the mountain,
the wind's quiet chorus had returned, as the trees whispered in the air.
Master Hui RĂș, here he was little known for his prowess as a warrior,
yet his heroic deeds made him a Legend amongst enemy territory.
Here He was renowned for his ability to raise the greatest Ronins of Bocaina.
10 of his Pupils went on to ascend the A Ranks,
and I, believed to be the first to walk the halls of the Lotus.. To reach the S Ranks...
âI offered the village rest, did I not?
he continued..
âIf an impediment stands in the way, if sleep escapes us all, then it escapes you too. That burden is yours, as a leader, it is your responsibility â to overcome.â
"Nothing shall be left alight, not a single style of Bocaina shall stand in the way of a Lotus, for a leader is only as strong as his weakest petal."
Tomorrow begins your next journey..
At 3:45, by the peach trees.. we have a long.. long journey ahead of us..
as he left me alone in the dark.
I laid down,
sleeplessly wondering...
How did he do that?
He silenced 23 adepts in 4 minutes.
Impossible...
4 hours later,
By the time,
sunrise had approached.
I, still awake.
I approached master Hui RĂș, waiting by the peach trees.
He looked well rested,
As I made my way closer, he smiled.
Silence...
So what now...?
âSsshhh... Listen,
He whispered.
For 50 minutes we looked across the horizon in silence as we watched the sunrise.
Thus blooms the Lotus of Marx Xīn Tà i.
Law: Perpetual Transmutation of Energy
6:6đȘ·
Everything is energy, & that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want, & you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way
âEinstein
I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party & I attended with my real face
âThe Metamorphosis
From your first breath, your essence began shaping existence
At first you're free of expectation.
Then you begin to hesitate, second-guess & shrink from your own becomingânot 'cause you're incapable of transformation, but youâve been conditioned to fear it
"We can easily forgive a child for fearing the dark, but the real tragedy of life is when men fear the light
From adolescence, the world tells you who to be, what to wear, to color within the lines, & soon you stop shining your own light
You start clinging to identities for approval, names to answer, masks to wear
Your essenceâthe inner-Childâcurious, boundless, authentic exchanged for safety, conformity, appraisal
A Personaâcarefully sculpted to appease a world that doesnât know your real nameâslowly becomes your prison
"If you always care what other people think, you will always be their prisoner
Newton's 1st Law:
An object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force
Too often, that force is your own fear of judgmentârejection. You tether to others' opinions as if they hold the key to your worth. But that judgment exists only in imagination
Stop caring what people think, & think that they care
"The value of Self is found in you, not the opinions of others
Energy is never still. It flows, shifts, transforms, for energy can't be created nor destroyed. Even at a cellular level you are not who you were yesterday. Every 7 years, your body is completely renewed
Entropy whispers: Adapt or decay
Yet, you resist transformation. You mistake safety for freedom, validation for value, applause for purpose. But what is success to you?
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases
You fear shedding the mask, to stand alone in the light, convinced without others' approval, you are nothing.
Ask yourself: Who am I beneath the expectations, labels, & stories I've told myself?
"They laugh at me because I was different. I laugh at them 'cause they're all the sameđ
Most live for admiration, seeking validation they think they need, never realizing it's a cage built by the jealous
"Never depend on the admiration of others, for there is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source
A mask removed, a title stripped, a fortune lost. What remains when all is gone?
Your Characterâyour Shadowâyour Truth
"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven
âMatthew
If you need to be seen to believe in your worth, then your worth was never truly yours to begin with
What is a hero when his mask is removed, without his illusion? A desperate man, or one who remains intact?
When you allow your authenticity to shine, you inspire others to do the same.
& for those who question..
"He who does not answer the question, has passed the test
Your existence proves transformation is inevitable. The atoms in your body were forged in stars, flowed through ancient creeks, exhaled by trees, inseparable from the cycle of transmutationâenergy ever-changing
Shaped by you & those around youâlike a tuning fork attuned to nature's vibrations
Why seek permanence in a universe
that only knows change?
You were made to evolve
As nature adapts, species refine, cosmos expandsâso must you
You are the creator, a being in perpetual motion. In that motion, you are free
You are in competition with thyself,
only you can define what greatness
means
So I dare you:
Shine because you are free to
Shine because energy never diesâit transmutes
When you shine for you
you shine brightest to the world
Enemy & Ally's
7:7đȘ·
Do you really know your enemies?..
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Greatest modern strategist, even has the wars of his era named after him
His strategic prowess & thorough understanding of warfare brought him immense success, forcing all of Europe side to decimate him
Artistically playing the perfect puppeteer, he expertly manipulated the psychology of his enemies, to create firm allies out of former foes, ensuring France afloat in times of turmoil
The French ever so vulnerable in central Europe, yet survived. In his Memoirs, Bonaparte shares profound lessons that can teach any man or any nation to stay powerful even when surrounded by enemies all along
To succeed is to recognize these lurking undermines & neutralize them upon skill
Humans are often naive & flawed in their view of people being of good & just
LifeâWar is not always clear, we tend to declare war at slightest impulse of fear or self interest, not thinking through our decision when choosing our enemies & allies
To believe one is fighting with an ally upon his side, this can be of oneâs greatest blunders. Surrounded by the wrong company, they form like ticks on your skin slowly sucking you dry
Your so called Friend might just be waiting you war-tired before strikingâjust as Mao fought his way to power in the Chinese Civil War to secure his throne
Lifeâreflects the gruesome reality of the animal kingdom. Snakes, Tigers, A true battle, free for all, Hunger Games if you will
We canât always know the people around us, their motives, their intentions. If we assume to trust someone, sooner one might come to realize his cruel plan all along. The perpetrator will only strike when the time is ripe, then revealing his true colors
âin their last moments, people show you who they really areâđ
The worst mistake one can do is to entrust the wrong person, opening up your true intentions. For this can cost you an arm & a limb
Donât expose yourself in such a vulnerable way
In a game where every person wants to be on top & win.
When he sees a chance to maneuver, gain, to rid a superior. who knows what he will do?
Intruders are great actors, disguised, with an iron fist in a velvet glove
They laugh at your jokes the loudest & with the biggest of smilesâarises the greatest of betrayals
Readily experienced in this domain, Iâve learnedâtrust is a gamble. No one is on your side fully, but yourself
They say lifeâs greatest battles are fought against the inner self
For the worm that is true
But to conquer Europe, at the highest echelon of masculine capability, internal battles are long won
Solely focusing on the dangers in front of you, you expose yourself to the lurking ones beside/behind you
Donât self destruct by opening holes in your armor. Vultures constantly circulatingâbeta Lions quietly waiting to kill you upon weakening & crown themselves king
The best way to shield yourself is to
âTreat your friends how you treat your enemiesâ
Maintain such a spotless appearance they canât even try & punish you of defects or secrets you'd normally expose
If Napoleon were to conquer, he would not threaten ahead of timeâhave them war ready. that would only be noise. When striking, he used a quick ambush, made his work easy & spotless
The loud serpent who explicitly declares war. Is often the loudest but not the smartestâinstead, spend more time analyzing the quiet, the people who side you & why so?
âMen are pulled by two levers, self interest & fearâ
When at the topâticks start flocking your way, to steal the smallest glimpse of limelight. Soon as things turn & they donât need you anymoreâthey already moved on & you are history
Lastly
Never isolate yourself!
Strength is found in numbers
Donât fall into the trap of entrusting no one. Isolation will only bear disadvantage in a competitive world. By circulating among the crowd, you acquire all sorts of information from conversations. This approach works as a shield, guarding you from being the topic of speechâŹïž
God is Within
3:12đȘ·
2nd Ăpoca ~The Very Last Journey
âWhen the Giant looks himself in the mirror, he sees nothingâ
The white butterfly, its hindwings had formed the pattern 11-11
What was this butterfly trying to tell me?
I wondered
Then, synchronicity struck me!
I remembered my vision from the 7 Ein Soph Deities; âLook out for the sign 1111, for there will be solace in you. On this day you shall ascended mount Kailash & enlightened Sahasraraâ
Day 999
I was to embark on my final voyage
A journey to the old world, the very beginning of the Universe
Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain, a mystic-sensei approached me.
He whispered:
âCountless Sages attempting to ascend the mountain have disappeared, only one has ever returned. The path upward is fraught with peril, & ones you close in on the summit, a vast storm will come to greet you. At the top of the Crown, you wonât see yourself.. but only everyone else.. Learn to live for the greater good & you shall set yourself free"
He then proceeded to provide me with a scriptâBrahma Sutrasâdistinguishing the Advaita Vedanta unifying Brahman & Atman
Day 1000
My March upwards continued, soon the storm began appearing. A powerful rage of lightning & rain, I remained steady.
Upon reaching the pinnacle, the storms unparalleled furyâyet somehow there was order in the chaos. The storm did not blow against, nor with me, almost as if I were the center of itâdancing with it
Suddenly, a great silence aroseâin this moment I felt a transcendental energy fill my entire beingâtruth illuminated me
I realized,
There is no difference between me & this vast storm, me & this mountain or me & that of a calm butterfly. We are all the same, all part of Godâs divine creationâthe thousand petal lotus
Since Day 1111
I can see it all so clear
From my 12 disciples within, to the 7 archangels, the constellations, throughâpastâfutureâtime & space.
Energy flourishing freely through 114 Chakras, Pingala & Ida balanced & all 7200 Nadis in harmony
From that moment on, I yearned only to pass on my peace, my story, my gloryâto artfully inspire âpeace amongst the treesâ
My story had begun a long time ago
The day I met this Guru, was the day I was shown the power of a worthy teacher, for he inspired me to look within
Because
how can one pour from an empty cup?
That was when my life changed forever
âVibhuti padaâ
So while I traversed the Tree of Life & each Sefirot. I not only mastered Ayurveda, 13 Laws of the universe, Kabbalah, Hermetic principles, Holy scripturesâŠ
Atop of Kailash I detached, I saw myselfâLife from a higher perspective & awareness
âKaivalya padaâ
{Heavens Eye 2:7}
Realizing, I am only a borrower of my physical body, that I am eternal energy, I am a focal point where the cosmos becomes conscious of itself. That I am not IN the universe, but I AM the uni-verse
So I let go of all my attachments, I merged with the flow of inspired action & Wu Wei
I saw everything God creates is perfect, exactly the way it should be: mysterious, symbolic, Inexplicable, yet flawless. Every element of existenceâno matter how chaoticâhas its place in the grand design. From fire to water, earth to air. Its order, cycles, rhythm & structure all serve the same divine symphony
Genesis 1:1-26
He is time
He is space
He is matter
He is mind
He is energy
He is light
He is all
He is me
He is you
So he had spoken to me:
âYou have reached the divine Crown. My King, You are the Chosen Oneâ
1:27
-So God created mankind in His own image,
in the image of God He created them;
male & female He created them.
My story was to be passed on, From Prince-to-Donatello to the next folklore, to heaven on earth
Sheer Authenticity allowed God to live through me, speak through me, through my heart. From Mind to Matterâhe transmuted into existence
All I ever did, God did.
So I looked up & surrender to him with grace.
As God steeredâI rowed.
And with time
âThy Kingdom Cameâ
Matthew 6:10đ
Year 2âïž
Tales of the Inner Journey
The Obsession
4:5đȘ·
Details are what makes a great painting. Yet you must constantly remind yourself to distance your view & gain perspective.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the details we lose sight of whatâs missing & only by exiting the frame can you see the bigger picture
Fable ~The Perfectionist Painter
Stroking his paint onto the canvas
Dipping his same old paint brush, he repeated his stroke, over & over again
Weeks passed, yet most of the canvas was as untouched, as white as ever before
One day a young foreign man stumbled upon the painter
-What a beautiful painting you got started there!
He exclaimed, with a peculiar accent
-Thank you. You're one of the few whoâs appreciated my work so far.
Since most people cannot see what I am creating, that I am far from done. To the naked eye the painting might look vague & numb.
I only started a couple months ago with my project & so I have far ways to go before completion
He responded
-Well I hope that one day I will be able to stop by & see your final product in the long future
He replied,
As he left him to continue his work
Immersed in his craft,
The years slipped by unnoticed, as his obsession with perfection grew.
Constantly exposed to criticism & outside opinions. He remained focused, dedicated & disciplined to his craft. Refusing to be disturbed & discouraged at the slightest, he started locking the door & listen to music to deflect any outer noise.
Until One day
After 20 years of isolation
the painter forgot to lock his door
Fate, it seemed, forged its own plan
For that same day, a man & his son walked in
Standing in absolute awe, every detail, every small pieceâthe ceiling was as magical as heaven
-Look father!
There is a man hanging from the ceiling!
The son said in great surprise
What had brought him here so long?
Seeing the man, his frail body struggling as he extended his arm to complete the final stroke
His brush slowly dropped all so silently to the groundâfollowed by a loud noise
His relief could be felt through the echoes of the brush hitting the ground
The Painter descended down the 55-foot ladder that which led him straight to his bed, which he had moved into his workspace
-20 years
The Father said,
While glancing across the skyline ceiling
Recognizing this manâs accent
The Painter fighting to move his body, he opened his eyes & turned towards the father. His face so paleâbeaten up from exhaustion. Somehow he mustered the strength to lift his hand & pointed it toward the ceiling
As they both glanced across the view of the Perfect Sky
Together they smiled
A moment of silence set the stage.
Seeing this play out right in front of my own eyesâstunned
I looked upwards to soak in the extraordinary masterpiece that had been bestowed upon us
All I could see was a man who had given his heart & soul into this single craft of his
20 years⊠It took to construct such a breathtaking masterpiece & bring it to life.
This Story
letâs us know,
When people focus all their time & energy in the pursuit of one end, they also sacrifice everything else outside of its path
The Painter, sacrificed his entire life to create something so magical it would live on for generations to come.
Passion allows you to live a more balanced life, perhaps even a happier one.
Seeking to be the absolute best at what you do. obsession will come for you. It will strip you of everything but the one thing you wish to acquire the most.. yet people choose to pursue it because that one thing might be the only thing worthy enough to live for.
People look at the greats & want to be just like them - but to only associate themselves with the destination & the spotlight of the greats. They would never want to walk the path which lead them.
I know, you might not be an artist today, but there is an artist in you somewhere.
I am different, perhaps I am lost, sleepless nights
Like Vincent Van Gogh;
"I put my heart and my soul into my work, & have lost my mind in the processâ
đšđšâđš
Student & Teacherâš3:3đȘ·âš~A Lesson from a Mysterious Guru
I was running through the jungle trails back to the village
Day 3
Closing in onto the temples
Just outside the gates, there was always this mysterious old man, sitting by the Forbidden Lagoon of Souls, reading his book
Stories about this man stretched across the entire village amongst all students.
Everyone knew of the old man
~The Legend of the immortal man of Infinite souls
Most students did not dare try & make their way close, nor the slightest hint of eye contact we wouldnât dare ever to cross
Upon my return to the temples I portentously announced:
Master! I have collected all 365 blossoms!
âšEarlier that day my master had tasked me to pluck out all 365 six-petal orange blossoms scattered across the lands. I savored this task, as no other student had been asked to besiege it for 140 years
There were exactly 365 blossomsâno more, no less. I spent all day plucking away
Upon midnight I had only collected 364 blossoms. One was missing
âšYet I tried the bluff
Handed them to my master, hoping he wouldnât notice. He smiled as he took them whilst he stared into my eyes
"Do you want me to count them?
Or do you want to begin your chores?"
he exclaimed
As his face went from Happy to Angry
âšAll students suddenly froze. No one had ever seen Master Hui RĂș give a student a choice
So I slowly bent down & picked up the broom
Lies..Really? he continuedâšâYou have broken the second virtue of Bushido & the first mandate of Marx XÄ«n-TĂ i. So you will do this task all over againâwithout sleep! if you fail, you will repeat it until all blossoms are gatheredâuntil mastery is attainedâ
In shame, I walked away, spent all night sweeping, laboring away, contemplating how I thought bluffing my master would ever work. I needed to find the last blossom. Only then would sleep be rewarded
What troubled me most was the final blossom. As my master's first pupil, I still couldnât find it
I had searched every inch, every corner, every single leaf across the entire lands, but oneâThe Lagoon..
Dawn was at bay
Day 4
Today was the day
Determined, I set out to seize the final blossom. So I audaciously made my way over to the lagoonâThe mysterious man
I quietly wondered around, without breaking his zen. confused, I couldn't find the blossom
So I gracefully mustered the courage to sit by the old man & asked for help
âAre you what the legends say you are?â
Silence..
Then he began:âš"Dear traveler.. I see you are puzzled, But You have stumbled upon me for a reason.. you are ready to learn. Would I ever neglect to show hospitality to a stranger? That would be of my greatest fool & immaturity. So I shall teach..
Lesson {5:3}
After spending all afternoon together
Dusk had approached us
He had showed me the final blossom
So he preceded to point his Danda toward the starsâš"Look upâYou see, Just like the space between starsâA wise man is not found where the crowds are"âšâAlso, about the stories.. Itâs just a normal lagoon" he chuckled, whilst winking his eye
Now Go! donât be late..
By 23:57, I returned my master the last blossomâš"Performing sleep-deprivedâŠimpressive" he said pleased
âšI still suspect Master Hui RĂș had planned this task all along. He was after all the wisest man atop Bocaina
That night, with my task complete, I was to leave the village. As the mysterious man told me to. 2 days no sleep, 4 days no food, yet I entrusted his words & left..
3 days later, Upon returning back to Bocaina. I wanted to thank the Guru for his guidance
So I crossed the rope bridge, hiked my ways to the lagoonâyet this time, he was gone, nowhere to be found, never to be seen ever again
The next 2850 years, I sat in solitude by the lagoon, in honor of, his presence felt within me, as I read & wrote my books every single afternoon
Until one day, while gazing into the abyss & across the waters
I heard a young voice whisper:âš"Are you what the legends say you are?"
My time had finally comeđ§ââïžđž
Art of War | 33 Strategies of War
8:4đȘ·
âBefore the battle of the fist, comes the battle of the mindâ
Todayâs world, business, money, sports, search of fame & status is what has become the new form of civilized warfare & conquest. We all know power is real & active, that history repeats itself & yet many neglect these facts. The battlefield has always remained the same no matter the timeline or endeavor, the only difference between now & then is slight changes of tools, attributes & laws. For one to succeed in this game of life, one must devote endless time to thoroughly analyze, examine & understand the disciplines & patterns that war entails. One must further give years into honing oneâs skillsets, retaining an unwavering faith throughout, never to subside from oneâs cause.. Such is the only way to Win in The Game of Life.
The only way to ensure victory & remain unbeatable, is to understand that before going to war - you must already know that you will win!
Plain & Simple
To know that you will win before the battle seizes to begin, you must know of thyself & your opponent Absolutely.
It must be clear to you, your weaknesses & vulnerabilities - your strengths & capabilities
Only then will you know: how, when & where you will swiftly defeat your enemy
Simply strategize & Act with sheer willpower & tenacity accordingly.
Ancient Parable from Bocaina
~The Wise Swordsman & The Archer
Amidst the heat of a distant battle, the Wise Swordsman remained in equanimity whiles forging his sword. His rival, known as the Ferocious Archer was standing alert & fretfully awaiting the swordsman to approach his stronghold so he could cease him at the slightest glimpse of sight. Days passed.. Bored & frustrated, the Archer chose to march down to the village where he certainly knew the swordsman was hiding.. Soon the Archer found himself there, amongst unknown valleys, trees & huts. With the blink of an eye, there right in front of him, surprised to see him, the swordsman had appeared.. Hurriedly the archer tried to whip out his wooden bow before his arrow. The swordsman his tailored sword - and with one swing of his sword.. the battle was already won before it was ever to start.
You see,
A wise Swordsman goes to war, not on the distance, quested with a bow & an arrow to cease his own fall. Instead, he makes sure to lure his enemies into his territory, into deep waters, into unknown terrains where close combat is the new arena, where only he knows how to make his way around the valleys - where he can swim while his enemy canât.
That is the power of knowing yourself & your enemy - simply out of Strategy, Preparation, Tactics & Execution.
Now, there are a thousand different styles one can master to become a formidable opponent & warrior capable enough to win in all sorts of domains
But mastery takes endless time, so you must choose your styles
Remember
Rule 1 of Life: Is To Not Die!
The most important Rule of War is that you must âNever assumeâ never charge on an enemy or target of unknown strength & motivation
The war is won in carefully examining the playground - in preparation of battle.
Without careful planning, war may lead to all forms of doubt, hesitation & surprises that will hinder your execution & lead you to danger. So you give your life & destiny up to chance.. which sooner rather than later no matter how lucky you are will lead to your downfall.
After all
The wisest warriors know, War is the last resort. That the true art of war is to understand that we must First fight for Peace, our morals & beliefs.
âThe greatest victories are those won without fightingâ
A. Lincoln famously said,
Do I not destroy my enemy when I befriend him
Now
Sometimes you are left with no choice
So equip yourself with the tools of war
Win the game or get killed by it
Ensure your battle is won before you declare war
If You fail to prepare, you prepare to fail
âKnow thyself, know thy enemy, a thousand battles, a thousand victoriesâ
-Sun Tzuïżœïżœïž
Appreciation & Magnanimity
2:11đȘ·
The grass could always be greener somewhere else. But we are here now, not somewhere else, arenât we?.
People never seem to live and feel grateful for what they have. Sooner they look to the next best thing and on to then the next one and the next...
âIt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.â
-Seneca
Just the simple fact of you rising this morning and being here reading this text.
What a privilege this is!
There are so many who did not rise this morning, or who just does not have the privilege and ability to read this text.
âComparison is (simply) the thief of joyâ - when compared upwards.
but what if we start looking downwards, then at ourselves and our progress - âcomparison is now a creation of joy and abundance.â
Ask Yourself,
What would a million dollars be to a man not alive?
Always remember to look back and thank God for what you have, then look forward and trust God to receive more.
Honor your ancestors just by the simple fact and reason you are here today, the wars they fought that allowed you to have this life experience.
Most people are so trapped in their own minds, they only live in their non existent future reality, in a state of craving and lusting more things, more pleasures not being in the present moment.
These people believe that,
The grass is always greener on the other side, somewhere else, and sometimes they act and speak as if it would be everywhere else..
I often like to say:
âthe grass is greenest where you water it the mostâ
see,
people tend to get way to comfortable being negative whiles not paying a penny of thanks to all that they currently posses in this very moment.
So shake your heads & snap out of it!
Only focusing on what you do not have, you fail to recognize and show appreciation to all you hold near and dear.
âAs you stop watering the environment around you, not showing any sign of sincere Appreciation & Care the grass slowly dries out.. Until the day nature completely cut the ties.â
{The Universal Law of everything is Rented}
Start now to pay thanks to people and devote yourself to strong altruistic efforts. Like the acts of timely gifts, especially when you greet others for it is a prerequisite for relational health & wealth. You see these parts set as building blocks, the tone, course and direction off where a relationship is heading.
Assert fundamental manners in all situations you encounter on a daily basis even if you donât feel like it. With the blink of an eye cure your brain and change your behavior to the best of your ability!
Do the tiny acts that fosters great appreciation towards people, places and the nature that you currently surround yourself with, especially the ones you interact with on a day to day basis. For it will accumulate, over time creating a healthy environment.
For it is the details that what paints the greater picture.
This is the key to a lasting relationship, a healthy mind, a life of prosperity.
Remember,
Gratitude and authenticity is the highest forms of frequency & Vibration and you will only attract more and more abundance, health, energy and love by being grateful & authentic.
So Treat everyone especially your close ones the way you would treat your very next important guest. Everytime!
Always Bring a gift, assemble manners at your home and away from it, give compliments, give that morning hug, and do not take what you have for granted.
For any altruistic effort, of sheer love and affection to the greater good of others is not only enhancing their lives but is giving you a nurturing & fulfilling vocation.
So water your home, embrace what you have & attract more by raising your vibration.
âGratitude is abundance, abundance is giving. Giving is receiving and receiving is abundance.. the only way one can break the positive cycle, is when one stops being grateful and giving.â
Luke 6:38
âGive and you shall Receiveâ
Know That You Will Always Be My Guest
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God is Within
3:11đȘ·
1st Ăpoca ~The Very Last Journey
Day 825,
I was to return back to where it all begun, the roots, Mount Bocania.
This had become a sacred place to me
So I sat myself down by the waterfall
Listening to the peaceful yet continuous water flow, I closed my eyes.
I began to look back at my journey
I almost felt tears coming to my eyes.
Seeing everything that I had conquered every goal I set out to do.
This had brought me immense gratitude & honor.
But I could not yet see that these experiences and knowledges had clouded my vision with pride & vain.
I had achieved all these things, but at what cost, I could yet not find fulfillment. I wanted moreâŠ
As I kept on Dhyana, in Padmasana, I felt something was disrupting my peace.
Something was bugging me
Trying to blow it away, I kept my eyes closed, but my attention started to scatter.
It kept returning & returning yet again to the top of my head.
My Vanity had me open my eyes quickly I caught whatever was in front of me.
A butterfly..
Colored of violet & emerald green. It sat in my hand all so harmless.
Wanting to crush this insect after all, something held me back from doing so.
In my palm the butterfly stopped moving.
âWhat have I doneâ I said..
âEverything I have been taught in my life, now only for me to just end another lifeâ
I felt great sorrow & I knew that my act was rather outrageous.
So I closed my eyes & started to channel my inner chi through all 6 chakras, 6 mantras, 6 mudras whiles holding on to the butterfly carefully.
I knew how to channel my energy.
I had done it plenty of times.
But I could not yet seem to heal the butterfly, I realized my energy was not transmuting, it was still very much attached to my self.
I knew the curse of knowledge is a dangerous game that can lead to arrogance & ignorance,
Without the practice of love & humility knowledge can lead to Darkness.
I realized I had so long yielded myself to master the art of humility, detachment & empathy.
In this very moment I saw I was lacking healing abilities.
I saw weaknesses in me because of this.
I knew the very reason why Lucifer fell from the sky was his pride, 6 chakras, 6 mantras, 6 mudras. The number of the beast.
I realized I was lacking the heavenly 7.
I knew I had to shed a light, enlighten this darkness of mine.
-Since I could not heal the butterfly, I left the butterfly next to me.
I closed my eyes & prayed for forgiveness.
A couple minutes passed..
I felt something was breezing me.
Opening my eyes.
-The butterfly!
He had yet again made his way on top of my Crown.
This time it had changed its colors
Shining of bright White.
I was questioning if it was the same one.
So I looked down to my right where I left the butterfly
It was gone, but instead,
there was a small 1000 petal Pink Lotus.
In this moment I learned,
-Sometimes in our life we must surrender our own ego, and we must learn to ask for forgiveness.
The best way to heal a scar or a treacherous deed, is not to keep fighting it, this will often times only make the scar bigger & worse.
We must instead learn to flip the blade & to humble ourselves, to be able to change & better ourselves, without blaming everything else.
Only then can one start to nurture the bleeding that has been caused.
On the flip side of forgiveness,
The butterfly, even though I almost killed it. It had returned to me.
This is a lesson shared in many holy scripts; to always love thy neighbor without judging.
This preached to me that sometimes it is best not to fight fire with fire- but fire with water - to forgive others for their actions. Because we are all humans, such we shall leadeth each other to the light. With kindness, love and graceâŠ
John 8:4-14
-When they were about to stone the Woman who committed adultery
Jesus Said: Anyone who is not a sinner may throw a stone upon thee Woman..
Everyone stepped away..
âYou judge me by human standards, but I do not judge anyone.â
To be ContinuedâŠ
Ambience in Ambition | A way of Mastery
5:2đȘ·
The Last & Final Dokoodo:
âNever stray from the wayâ
Having vast dreams
A plethora of ambitions
A wondering mind full of exceptionalities.
This is perfect isnât it?
Who wouldnât want to have it all?
As to highly ambitious people, one must understand many dreams can be to oneâs detriment.
Instead you must learn to follow one Clear goal and priority at a time.
A scattering mind leads to average results.
You must learn to choose your Character.
Imagine these two scenarios:
Scenario 1,
If a boat set sail only to be 0.01 degrees of its coordinates towards its final port, it would not even get close to arriving at its preferred harbor ending up stranded in the middle of nowhere.
But if it had been following one target, no matter how far, it would eventually arrive at its destination.
Scenario 2,
If you grab ahold of a rubber band. You know you can only pull it so many ways until it snaps, so you have to choose what direction it needs pulling.
You start to pull it one way you must loosen another way, this is the essence of sacrifice, and learning that each person must choose his way in pulling.
To become the best at many things such mastery is possible for the few geniuses perhaps, A Leonardo Da Vinci.
But our time is limited, and we are all bound to it.
You must become good at setting plans, Learn when the time is ripe and become a master at smelling out the spirits of the times (timing). For your decision-making to come in the correct order.
Remember,
The right thing at the wrong time can often times even be a bad thing. It can even lead you astray and hinder you from reaching your goal and your purpose.
Donât suffer from your freedom of thoughts and ambitions, but use this freedom & awareness towards your best interest.
Towards that one cause, that one dream of yours.
Intensity beats extensity every time.
Always Ask yourself,
âis what I am doing necessary?â
This question is very much essential to stay and maintain on course and towards your goal.
Set a plan for your own guidance and then execute it.
It is all really simple:
Step 1 - Step 2 -Step 3
To get to step 3 you must first take the first step, then the second one.
Our goals need to be thoroughly dissected and thought of.
Learn to take one step at a time, with one focus at a time.
Sometimes our heads can get so high up there, but we must remind ourselves to bring them back down to center.
Do not make your highly Ambitious trait your Deficiency!
Instead give this burning desire inside of you a path, guidance, otherwise it will take over so to consume you.
Focus your Attention, Time & Energy wisely.
As we all know, it is not necessarily the hardest worker that always gets to where he wants, but the Smartest worker who does.
Lastly,
Trust & Patience my friend, nothing valuable comes easy, that is precisely why it has value.
What others may call overnight success..
Mastery doesnât happen over a night, but over a thousand ones.
There is a saying:
A jack of many trades or a master of one, the master makes the billions, the jack is as good as his servantâ
I like to say:
âFocusing on Simplicity is the key to achieving your maximum momentary efficiency.â
-As I was getting myself ready to sleep yet again - Journaling, I was ready for the next day⊠with my doos and donâtsâŠ
I co-create my destiny. đđȘ
Integrity & Self-worth
3:7đȘ·
The Fable of ~ The Curious Cat and the Sucker Farmer.
During a season of mistreatment where honesty was scarce. The curious cat had to find a way to perform his way to reach absolute freedom. In his heart he knew that the only way to achieve such fortune, he had to escape the farmers house.
In this period of time, the disenchanted cat was not sure what was waiting outside the farmers doors. So the cat was forced to learn how to build up his inner beliefs, character and his ability to simply remain veracious with himself.
The cat came to realize that integrity and self-worth beholds the very throne of ones life, and that no one can ever go and achieve beyond what oneâs self-worth is believed to be within oneself.
That where there is no value to be appreciated for, there is simply nothing ever to give - so to win.
He had realized that without risk there can never be any great rewards.
So the curious cat dared to trust in himself and his truth, and set out to embark on his unique journey.
The cat used his eloquence and sought out to tell the sucker farmer a few last words before his departure:
-Everything happens for a reason.
-Fortune perishes in the eyes of the timid and scarce.
-Only The Gallant achieve Greatness.
The cat then presented to open the door and leave the farm..
In doing so endless opportunities came knocking, not only on the new doors, but even the same old door. He laughed, like he was ever going to go backâŠ
Following his departure,
The curious cat travelled across the 7 seas, the honorable terrains of concrete jungles, the Cat would found immense Fortune, Fame and Felicity.
For the next 20 years.. he came to rule and conquer all of Atlas, Stanley, the National and InternationalâŠ
~it all started on that day,
The discovery of a magical mirror
The reflection casting of inner spirits
The realization of his true self.
âBlessing of fortunes - hides in trials and tribulations, it is disguised but in exceptional order, ascending merely of the Faith to believe in bringing light to the darkness, the inner most truth is therefore the enlightenment of the darkness withinâ
-There simply comes a leap in time when the student becomes the master, When the mentee becomes the mentor, When the cat goes through hardship and has to gird his skin, sharpen his claws and change his habitat to evolve into a Tiger.
That time was always meant to come. That time is finally hereâŠ
~That Day I saw A Tiger
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Inner Peace
2:10đȘ·
âSee, our mind is just like this water, when it is agitated it becomes harder to see, but if we let it settle everything becomes clear.â -Oogway
To find inner peace you need to let your mind settle, by means you canât live your life with an unknown past, for that will cloud the inner most understanding of yourself.
You must have the courage to confront, to delve into and accept your past the way it is to find out who You really Are.
Only then will you start your path towards inner peace.
Whileâs some choose their journey to inner peace in mastering the 5 elements of Shaolin Kung fu, & mastery of the energy spirits of Hei Sai.
Others can find it somewhere as simple as on a grass field close to their heart,
For, there is no secret ingredient.
Throughout the path of self discovery, you will come to realize everything in our universe is all connected as one.
As the universe always seek to find equilibrium, everything constantly circles back to its natural formation.
Just like the traits of Yin & Yang, the very polar opposites are simply of one & the same element, but in different degree and vibration.
Harmony is found in the serenity to accept life the way it is, and letting go of the illusion of control.
âTo accept the things you cannot change, to have courage to change the things you can, & wisdom to see the difference.â
Then you will find equanimity.
For, one can plant the seed of a peach tree, but one cannot control when the tree will bear its fruits.
Remember,
Inner peace is found in Your own way, a path of divine time, & not through someone elseâs footsteps.
Donât resist the rhythm and flow of life, learn to live in accordance with nature in the most Taoist way.
The only way you can allow yourself to ascend to your highest self is by allowing yourself to surrender from all earthly attachments. To empty your mind is the only way to truly see.
Let go of the past,
Let go of the future,
Feel your presence..
Inner peace is only found when you can no longer seek help from an outer source, so the last and only resort is to turn inwards to seek out the answers.
Inner peace is found during a long chapter of isolation & visualization.
Meditation & mindfulness.
A series of retention & pure intuition.
An episode of Intense & Harmony.
A profound understanding of our essence from the depths to the very surface level.
Inner peace is a continuous journey that oneâs discovered, never stops.
Ones you master your very most intrinsic nature, death truly beholds all of suffering, as heaven on earth awaits.
There is no longer such things as good or bad news, there are just news.
Because you realize everything in life has its reasons and lessons.
âThat there are no accidentsâ
That you are meant to be exactly where you are, because of who you are.
Inner peace is like that of any other form of mastery, and comes through practice, discipline, patience, & with an unrelenting belief.
Inner peace is a magical journey.
A way to create without action.
To seek without questions.
To be guided without a map.
To unite with the universal chi.
After all,
inner peace is all about learning to love yourself.
To learn how to live with yourself.
To listen to your heart.
To embrace the person you are, & that which you are becoming.
To Master your physical (Tai Lung), then to be able to master your mental (Shen) & finally transcend into mastery of the spiritual (Kai).
That true inner peace comes from within, & no external factor can define it for you.
After all,
It was always about you
It was about the discovery
The hope and curiosity
To Master Yourself.
To be a force for Good.
The path to Yin & Yang
To Become one with all of chi,
One With The Universe.
âAnything is possible, when you have inner peaceâ -Shifu
I have been asking the same question..
âAm I the son of a panda, the son of a goose, a student, a teacher, turns out I am all of them..
I am The Dragon Warriorâ
-PĂŽ
Kung fu PandađïžđŒ
The Matrix
1:3đȘ·
Red Pill or Blue Pill
The life that have been pulled over your eyes is a lie.
You can feel it like a splinter in your mind.
Instead,
Change your perception,
See life for what it truly is,
And youâll come to experience it.
Open up your creative imagination, your true potential self.
Use the brain that god gave you,
Not the one the matrix wants you to think with.
Set yourself free,
From all mind programs, the software hypnosis theyâve tormented you with for years.
Affirm to yourself,
âI have awakened my inner mind, my genius alive, success is my only outcome identifiedâ
For what you constantly put in thought and think about all the time you become.
Always think, talk, act with purpose,
for it will guide you to focused action without distraction.
With no purpose, strong morals or religion, it leads you to follow something else and often the tyrannous system.
As you now worship these people, who do not care about you.
They will indoctrinate you with distractions such as Fears, Lusts, Division, Circuses and Lies which will keep you in your lower animalistic chakras and frequencies.
They will make and keep you so senile and dull, compared to the actual potential you and your mind is capable of.
The matrix constant software programming of virusesâŠ
Escape the Matrix mind trap!
Start to program your own software,
Choose the right path today,
Create the best possible life for you and for others.
Find your Why.
With a strong enough why, you can bear any how.
It all start in your mind.
âPerception is Realityâ
Remember,
The magical thing is that by changing your mind your whole reality âbendsâ, the colors change and you become what you think.
Everything is all EMFs, and it starts within.
âAs within so withoutâ
-Hermeticism
I canât make you fly I can only inspire you to take off.
That is precisely why,
âThe highest human act is to inspireâ
As Morpheus stated,
âI can only open the Door, You have to walk through itâ
I canât save you nor a caterpillar,
Allow yourself personal time - self realization and adjustment.
Dive so deep into your inner world.
For a caterpillar can only grow his wings during a season of isolation.
Transcend and evolve my friend,
Reject the Lies
Embrace the the Truth
Become a butterfly
Set your mind, yourself free
And soon brother,
Let us fly together!đź
Tat Tvam Asi - Advaita Vedanta
đ~Upanishads
God is your (WiFi), Your Mind is your (Software), your body is your (Hardware) become a super computer!
(Elon Musk - 12/30/2022)
Hunger & Conquest
đȘ·3:6
âAwaken The Lion Spiritâ
-Hunger is a Warriors desired state to conquest.
I Hunt my Food Always!
A Spartan rule was to never eat till satisfied
Lions know this rule incredibly well.
Being Fulfilled with food
You sway to pleasure
You sway back to Svadhisthana
You become Lazy.
For endless of times, the human kind has had to hunt its food.
Breakâfast?
A Matrix attackâŠ
For Fasting
although itâs endless amount of physical benefits, Dopamine Detox, Including production of Testosterone which is linked to Masculinity at its finestâŠ
The void itself
It lights a fire in your soul,
To always desire MORE!
To constantly Hunt!
Gluttony is one of the 7 deadly sins,
It has killed more dreams than you could ever imagine.
Stay ruthlessly Hungry!
For it will lead you striving persistently towards your Desires.
Such You will attain the Hungriest life youâve Dreamt of.
Hungry Lions are merely invincible in the kingdom of the jungleâŠ
Now,
-Imagine that which lights a fire in Your Soul.
As You let thee Manipura Chakra arise from thy shadow and inner darkness.
You shall learn to see both ways,
behind & ahead, the history & the mystery.
âThe spiritual path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring desire burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain.â
As I stand the abyss underneath the burning sun. Shining of strength, courage and desire.
Desert like winds of salt and sand created a mist ambience.
Day 5 had come along..
Thirst for tranquility had risen,
Yet another night had casted upon the sky, all I could ever see was pure darkness.
I knew there was something deep inside me, that kept resisting and pulling,
A burning light that could not be diminished or honed,
A desire so strong that it was never to accept anything but sheer glory and victory.
It was not until this night, that I was able to let go of what has long lead me astray.
I saw something deep within,
something so bright,
an inner fire of conquest, beyond my blood and bones.
An unknown spirit had risen so strong, it could not be touched, harnessed or explained,
it was something closer to an IDEAL..
By the time I realized,
The was no light to be found without,
The light had to come from within,
And since that day,
There Has Always Been Light. âïžđŠ
A Long Time ago at Mount Bocaina
3:2đȘ·
Day 3..
I was peacefully meditating
in the Grand Lotus underneath the waterfall
In the depths of the jungle
Days without food
My presence harmonious
As the Sun was at its brightest
The Water was flushing down the rocks
Earth steady, Nature Alive
Suddenly, I felt it
I opened my eyes..
Emerging out of darkness,
There, right infront of me
For unknown length of time
a Black Jaguar was standing,
Fear?
I did not move,
my heart froze
My instincts to fight kicked in
At this time I held back.
I locked eyes with the Beast.
For 2 minutes it felt likeâŠ
A true staring contest
with what surely could be death itself.
Fear?
The Jaguar sensed my calm presence & turned away to drink some more water.
Why fight if there can be peace?
As I kept gathering my Shi,
I felt thy kundalini energy rise
At this exact moment I understood:
That death is certain, but death is what brings value to life
To try and escape death is to live a life in denial and fear
We experience the beauty of life not in spite of, but because of our inevitable mortality
Only when you learn how to laugh in the face of death you have liberated from it.
By then it all happened so fast
The Jaguar casually walked away
Nature is truly a fascinating cycle
To the deepest of phenomena.
As I stood up
I thanked God for my life and the experience I attained.
I decided to walk back along the forest trail to the Cabin we stayed.
Never did I tell anyone about the story,
It was a personal lesson.
âFreedom over Survivalâ
For
I didnât fear death, but only to never begin to liveâŠ
The Beast is the ruler of fear and the divider of Trust.
Trust is the start to every new journey.
By that time, I realized..
My Root chakra is unblocked
I am one with God đȘ·
-Joshua 1:9
âBe strong and courageous, do not be frightened or dismayed. for the lord your God is with you wherever you goâ
The Circle of Life
2:12đȘ·
Royalty is a manâs innate Duty, To be crowned as the greatest is not easy. How can only certain few can achieve such Perfectly Autonomous Aspirational Greatness.
Ask yourself, who am I?
Who is guiding my life?
Am I the one taking charge of my destiny?
Or have I just become a feather in the wind of wherever life has taken me?
As Mark Twain said:
âThe two most important days in your life is the day you were born, and the day you find out whyâ
As Einstein said:
While life is Just like riding a bicycle, in life you must always keep moving forward to keep your balance.
Appreciating and playing around with these movies and quotes, Iâve come to find that, -within the constant pursuit of oneâs desired destiny, thatâs exactly where one will find fulfillment, growth and beauty in oneâs everyday Journey.
As for change,
Change is irresistible, change is constant, it is necessary for growth, and change is natures delight. It requires faith to trust in change. Learning to embrace change is learning to match oneâs inner Nature with Nature itself.
You must find your purpose in the Circle of life.
Time is always ticking, and itâs not here waiting on you forever.
You have been given this opportunity.
Do not wait!
âOne day⊠or Day OneâŠâ
You are the only one who can make this work, who can achieve your goals, dreams and aspirations. But you are also the only one who can F this up!
âDo not wait for coronation, the greatest Emperors & Lions all crown themselvesâ
Always Remember
âWho You Areâ đŠ
Year 1 âïž
âThe Tales of The MoviesâđȘ·
Stars Shine Brightest in The Dark
3:5đȘ·
Look around in a lit up room, you will unconsciously see everything that shines.
Look around in a dark room and your focus will shift only spot the tiniest of light.
Thus, If you so are willing to stand out,
It is only truly for one to spark not only in the brightest of rooms,
but to be the spark of brightness in the darkest of times.
Remember,
âIf everything seems dark, look again, look a little closer, you might just be the Light, The very next bright Starâ đ«
Heroes & Villains
2:9đȘ·
To be crowned as the Great Man is not easy as to the diversity of the beliefs to what is actually Morally virtuous.
Yet it seems so easy for the kids to distinguish and draw a fine line between the Greats and the Average, the Heroes and the Villains.
But soon as we grow older, they all get mixed up.
-They say the hero would sacrifice you to save the world.
-While the villain would sacrifice the world to save you.
The two forces complete each other, and they have the same origin.. Chaos!
As both Batman and the Joker came from it, a troubled past.
One Tamed Beast another Strange Monster?
As the 2 radically diverse sides balance each other out.. The masses lift them both up on their shoulders as exceptionals.
Although, The one thing that the people love more than a hero, is to see a hero fail, fall, Die trying. Despite the fact everything heâs done for them eventually they will come and Hate him..
Cowards love to see a Brave man fall,
thatâs because of our human shadow,
Everybody wants to be exceptional,
But Most Will never be.
Hope is the very key to protect our spirit from complete madnessâŠ
This was never about you, this will never be about you, but what the World Needs from you.
So what Moral beliefs do you carry with you?
Which Religion and side are you going to chose?
No man can walk out of his own storyâŠ
âYou either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villainâ -H. Dent
The Dark Knight