Raw Silk

"Plain raw silk is like the unadorned substance in human nature at birth."

[The blank slate at birth until the surrounding environment influences growth. The most important period in anyone's life is the first three (3) years of development as it sets the groundwork/foundation to which the individual see's first in building the inner self. This is how we find ourselves when we first enter a dojo. Blank slates where Sensei and Kohai must clear the slate of all influences and then spend the time building on that slate to achieve enlightenment and all that entails.]

Bibliography:

Nylan, Michael. "The Elemental Changes: The Ancient Chinese Companion to the I Ching." Albany NY, State of NY Press. 1994