{"id":1137,"date":"2012-05-11T02:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tolemac.net\/blog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2012-05-11T02:00:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T09:00:03","slug":"a-warriors-creed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tolemac.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/11\/a-warriors-creed\/","title":{"rendered":"A Warrior’s Creed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Samurai\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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I have no parents:
\nI make the heaven and earth my parents.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no home:
\nI make awareness my home.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no life and death:
\nI make the tides of breathing my life and death.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no divine powers:
\nI make honesty my divine power.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no means:
\nI make understanding my means.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no magic secrets:
\nI make character my magic secret.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no body:
\nI make endurance my body.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no eyes:
\nI make the flash of lightning my eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no ears:
\nI make sensibility my ears.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no limbs:
\nI make promptness my limbs.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no strategy:
\nI make “unshadowed by thought” my strategy.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no design:
\nI make “seizing opportunity by the forelock” my design.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no miracles:
\nI make right action my miracle.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no principles:
\nI make adaptability to all circumstances my principle.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no tactics:
\nI make emptiness and fullness my tactics.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no talent:
\nI make ready wit my talent.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no friends:
\nI make my mind my friend.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no enemy:
\nI make carelessness my enemy.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no armor:
\nI make benevolence and righteousness my armor.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no castle:
\nI make immovable mind my castle.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have no sword:
\nI make absence of self my sword.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anonymous Samurai song – 14th century<\/p>\n

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Deep gratitude and appreciation to Stuart Wilde for giving me this creed. I first heard it when I attended his magnificent “Warrior’s In The Mist” 8 day intensive many years ago. It is powerful because of it’s simplicity and straightforward approach to living. I would suggest that you add this, along with the Warrior’s Prayer<\/a>, to your daily meditations. The changes that will come about for you will be amazing. =)<\/p>\n

Bright Blessings,<\/p>\n

Ross – “Tolemac”<\/p>\n

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Samurai image courtesy of Rodolfo Carvalho at Atelier<\/a> and DeviantArt<\/a> with much gratitude. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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