Budo {G}aiku Shishō XIX

武道 詩抄 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

rank has nothing 

to do with skills;

stroking student egos

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

a dojo is

a solemn place;

do study in play

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

when things click

entering the flow;

be the moment

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

beware the circle

enso  makes the way;

tao of infinite 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

sensei sets goal 

to inspire; 

free the mind

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

our great obstacle 

is our expectations; 

stay in the moment

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

live simply is 

having presence;

be the now

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

to move a mountain 

start with peeled;

step lively my padawan 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

when mists obscure 

let the belly decide;

go with the gut

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the spoken word

of self talk;

remain positive

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

leadership 

trumps superiority; 

remain humble

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

repetitive practice

is not enough;

find the beef and tenderize 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

one's best defense 

art of avoidance; 

practice train and train

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

don't change others 

change how you deal with-em; 

don't be an asshole 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

to effect change

set by example;

a doer does

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

enso is apropos 

for the martial way; 

entering each patiently

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

creativity is  

a sign of intelligence; 

be of good character 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

mushin is of

the mind;

entering danger zone

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

harden the mind

the body will follow;

being present

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

creating zen garden

in one's martial mind; 

set standards highest 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

don't push the river

it flows by itself;

be water my padawan

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

hairs prickly 

stomach flips;

danger padawan 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

flight or fight

heed the warning;

move now buttercup 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

do this or

don't do that; 

just wondering

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

there are many

paths to seek;

be uniquely creative 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

know when to fight

and when not to fight;

find the void between

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

take a breath

find your mind again;

push the monkey away 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

breathing builds bridges

connecting to life;

being in the moment 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the monkey attacks

use breathing; 

killing the monkey 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

pride is good but

don't be arrogant;

character is everything

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

be strong and

don't bully; 

character is everything 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

a true wise person

doesn't have to speak; 

be man of few words

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

courage is a virtue

at its testing point;

go reality-based

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

forget yourself

be your adversary; 

be his moment 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

being attacked

move and keep moving; 

change the dynamics

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

first strike defense 

walk away before its needed; 

be that person

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

key to power

is moving mass; 

be principled 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

one who listens 

thinks and observes; 

be like water

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

into the darkness

fear not unknown; 

your enlightened way

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

life seeks light

let the light in;

flow like water

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

take the challenge 

silence your mind;

being mushin

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

be humble and

be kind;

character is reality 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

train your mind

stronger than emotions;

tame that monkey brain 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

environmental awareness 

minus evaluation; 

seeing the situation 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

learning technique

a great start;

get to work now

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

training is good

how you train is better;

go reality-based

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the quieter you are

the more you hear;

be active listener 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

what you imagine

you create;

be creative

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

what you think

you become;

think carefully 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

you can't see 

if you don't look; 

know what to look for

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

perceptions are key  

on how you see them;

blue pill

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

it's the moment 

in which you find self;

be present now

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

question everything 

you think to know;

question what you don't know 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

look inside first

awaken the self;

character building 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the voice in 

you head;

beware the monkey 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

stress breathe

four by four;

take control of things

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

no matter the obstacle 

water finds a way;

be water my padawan

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

do no teach

inspire creative thinking;

be outside the box

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the body must move

the mind must be still;

being present 

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

you think what you are

you are what you think;

self-talk matters

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

the next chapter

awaits you;

just turn the page

BUDO GAIKU SHISHŌ - CHUJŌ

psychic madness 

patterns of fear;

mind the mind chatter