An experience of "being" as opposed to be "branded" by environment or by our own shortcomings.
"Be all you can be and be the one who makes it be so." ~ Ujjwal Dey
All eventualities are ultimately the sum of our actions and inactions. Be present and grounded in the here and now. The decisions should always depend on that moment and not based on what memories haunt us from the past and what anxieties about future weigh upon our vision. It is easy to seek retribution, vengeance and suspect people and organisations based on their history. Yet, if we were so perfect, we would have forgiven them already.
A warrior is not a man of war. A warrior is a man, a complete one, trained to be the best in mind, body and spirit. It is the combats in our head that leads us to success or failure. It is the battle between brain and heart that lifts or destroys our spirit.
Fight to be free from past and future so that you are the defender and soldier of the present situation. Self-defence starts by protecting ourselves from what we think, say and do.
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Here is a Zen thought for you all....
"Leave your front door and your back door open. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Just don't serve them tea.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki
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