Budo {G}aiku Shishō XXXIII

武道 詩抄

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

aim for consistency

let perfection go; 

be like water

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

no limits

only plateaus; 

go beyond them

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

tests first

lessons after;

tough teacher

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

never explain self

adversaries won't believe it; 

friends don't need too

FLICKERING MOMENTS 

smiles solve problems 

silence avoids problems;

awareness rules

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

if you can't change it 

let it go;

let drop the shackles 

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

negative mind 

negative life; 

change self talk

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

disappointed 

lower expectations; 

drop standards as needed 

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

be a fixer or

just let it go;

simply stop digging

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

be kind 

we all struggle; 

be kinder

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

unhappy

cease overthinking; 

stop monkey chatter

SUBLIMINAL 👁️ INFLUENCES

small things 

big shadow;

stop worrying 

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

active observation 

cornerstone to awareness; 

eyes wide open

BUTTERFLY 🦋 EFFECT

true apologies

in the form of changes;

beginners mind 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

all wisdom 

comes from memories; 

the right stuff

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

one's first strike

is to avoid conflict;

it's a mind thing 

PURPLE PILL 💊 

people are nuts

sometimes you feel like it;

the matrix is real

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

running with wolves

best experience ever; 

carefully my padawan

KARATE 空手公案 KOAN

to hunt wolves

run with them;

knowledge is critical 

ZEN-ISH ☯️ KOAN 

no past

no future;

only a limitless now 

BUTTERFLY 🦋 EFFECT

black butterfly

positive changes;

transition or rebirth