1. Are you often emotional, i.e. offended, angry, etc.?
2. Do you always think you are right?
3. Do you feel that you should not or can not back down from anything?
4. Do you find you dislike someone when the refute you?
5. Do you feel disrespected, challenged, or insulted?
6. Do you feel the desire/need to be "right?"
7. Do you seek excuses to dismiss the word, view or deed of others?
8. Do you seek excuses to validate your word, view, or deeds?
9. Do you feel it important to preserve core beliefs and self-image at all costs?
10. Do you often feel others are dismissing or ignoring your ideas, actions or performance?
11. Do you feel the need to get the "last lick in" on others?
12. Do you find yourself giving "slight, but malicious disgs or comments" to others?
13. Do you know when to stop or how to stop the escalation of conflict?
14. Do you look at someone backing down as an opportunity to attach/punish?
15. Do you perceive any challenge as a loss of status?
If you find yourself answering yes to any or all of these questions you may want to contemplate your practice and training.
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin
Warning, Caveat and Note: The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books.
Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.
Kenpo Gokui
A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction
All Bottles are Truly Good
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