Guest guest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Buddhism gave many great gift to humanity. They transformed many mundane and daily activities into a deep spiritual practice ... They even transformed self-defense and attack. Lot of martial arts originated and was transformed in Buddhist monasteries. In place of anger, hate and self- absorption they transformed it to flow out of peace, presence and Self Awareness ! In place of losing self control and getting overpowered by anger and hate; they transformed fight into a practice that would take them DEEPER into Meditation ! It was an Amazing Discovery ! They had transformed one of the most disturbing act into the pathway to peace. A seemingly violent act into a beautiful exercise of calm, stillness and Self Awareness ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 .... > Lot of martial arts originated and was > transformed in Buddhist monasteries. In > place of anger, hate and self- > absorption they transformed it to flow > out of peace, presence and Self > Awareness ! > > In place of losing self control and > getting overpowered by anger and hate; > they transformed fight into a practice > that would take them DEEPER into > Meditation ! > > It was an Amazing Discovery ! They had > transformed one of the most disturbing > act into the pathway to peace. A > seemingly violent act into a beautiful > exercise of calm, stillness and Self > Awareness ! Then, the times changed ... HUMANS continued to be the BIGGEST threat to humans but now the means of attack greatly changed. In place of fists, kicks and sticks it became more and more about rockets, grenade and atom bombs ! Wars became such that you didn't even see the face of your enemy. Society became more and more mental and occasional physical fights were now replaced by politics, deceit, fraud and treachery that became more and more permanent. It became a norm in the business, corporate and money world and slowly it also made inroads into the rest of the society and human life. The old martial arts never got updated to deal with this greatly changed situation. They remained limited to fists, kicks, sticks and sword ...but, society surrounding them had greatly changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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