The Thrid Eye or Second Sight

"The eye must see all sides." - Kenpo Gokui

We see this as a practical aspect of the fighting arts. To see in the fighting arts means that we are totally aware of all that occurs around us and we use our sight to see the possibilities so we may act accordingly. This is the practical aspect.

The esoteric aspect of this tome is to "see" with the third eye, inner eye (referring to certain eastern spiritual traditions), all the various aspects of ourselves. We must open our minds so that the inner eye (the gate that leads within to inner realms and spaces of higher consciousness), which resides according to meditative experts in the forehead, can see all sides of the human condition with out judgement.

The third eye deals with a more spiritual (Buddhism) aspect of practice and training and constitutes some of what is done following the "Way". We must look and "see" actively and openly that which resides within each of us and blocks us from reaching our full potential both mentally and physically.

We must "see" and lay open all that resides in our "ego's" so we may "see" reality vs. falsehood. The ego works hard to keep us with the chattering mind that goes here and there, past and future, and anywhere else it can other than where we all should be and that is in the present moment.

We must see all sides of our personalities. We must be able to see and overcome those traits that would lead us down the incorrect path and be able to let go so we stay balanced.

To see all sides is not just the practical aspect used in combat but also that "second sight" that helps us to see the beyond the mere practical to those traits that connect us to the heavens thus the Universe or Tao.