Yeah, that's that Buddhist retreat center, right? Very serene between weapons practice.
Meditation is very much a part of weapons control. Read Musashi's "Book of the Five Rings." Many of the Samurai were Zen students, and more than a few were actually Zen masters. Also read Jocho Yamamoto's book, "The Hagacure", he was a 16th Cent. Zen Samurai/monk. The book later came to be used as required reading for the glorius "Spirit Wind" pilots in WWII. How more noble can a man's life end, then to love his country, or his cause, his family, his friends -- more than himself? BlackWing
On Sunday, November 11, 2001, at 08:35 PM, Anonymous wrote:
How more noble can a man's life end, then to love his country, or his cause, his family, his friends -- more than himself?
More noble to die in bed of old age, children raised to be self-sufficient and independent, bills paid up and burial money in the bank. Country and Cause are often masks, cover for hooligans and blackguards. It is not noble to die in defense of family and friends, to die in such cases is a failure, but at least it's a failure in the attempt to do ones duty than in the attempt to avoid it. "Remember, half-measures can be very effective if all you deal with are half-wits."--Chris Klein
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