Mikhail Abdul-Latif

author, poet, martial artist, musician - founder of Applied Philosophy

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

There are some moments, some times, some spaces and some hearts that if we allow ourselves to feel their touch, we have unlocked for us that which is beyond.

-Musab Penfound

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

full essay on substack, link in bio

-- go sing to yourself in the meantime

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

modernity denatured music -- but the snake is eating its own tail, its death may be the rebirth of natural music ,, here is the spectrum:
(thread)

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

now AI music slop has destoryed the economic value of recorded electronic plays of music
live performance will be rare now in contrast to the oversupply , curative even -- communal participatory music is now revolution against the despair of modern meaninglessness

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

The struggle now is for men to reimagine the masculine without many living examples
They must find the imbalances in themselves and reconstitute an admixture of inward and outward which many have never seen in another, let alone themselves

follow up: https://t.co/IODzxyeBhJ

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

Masculinity is broken

A variety of things made being a man obsolete

In its uselessness, it fractured into two halves

A broken Yin and a Broken Yang

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[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

The holistic masculinity is a harmony
Yin and Yang in one being

Strong, but capable of compassion
Educated, but capable of war

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

The sun has his time

The moon has her place

Perpetual day would dry the land

Perpetual night would wither the plants

We seek excess in no direction

And balance in all things

—the axiology of warriors

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

A cub among lions is still a lion
A weasel among hens is still a weasel
In training, ease might be a sign of stagnation and mediocrity, and difficulty might be a sign of growth towards mastery

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

When the poet masters war

And the warrior master poetry

The mirror of the heart reflects beautifully

-the axiology of warriors

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

The Apostle of God said
The great wrestler is not the strong one
The strong one is he who holds his tongue when angered
This is the greater war

- the axiology of warriors

[Mikhail Abdul-Latif @meekseattle]

The only thing more dangerous than arrogance
Is arrogance about one’s humility
This poison is expelled in the salt of one’s tears
When the warrior falls to prostrate in the night

- the axiology of warriors