Budo {G}aiku Shishō XL

武道 詩抄 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN ☯️ [見習い詩人]

DOJO OF THE ☯️ MIND

don't force old ways 

train for current times;

old to new is best

ULTIMATE GAS LITE

when at the door

threshold obstructed; 

no consummation 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

a clear path

wrong way my padawan;

take your own way

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

control what you think

to control what you do;

mind-state

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

self control is strength

calmness is mastery; 

calm before the master

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

stop teaching 

make them think;

now that's teaching 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

love you in my soul 

now that's forever; 

soul mates mate 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

a good investment 

is yourself;

pay up buttercup 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

find the right person

just be the right person;

it ain't easy pal 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

failing is good 

not failing isn't; 

herein lies a lesson

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

what you want now

what you want most;

it matters

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

matter just doesn't

anti matter;

it matters

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

you are what you do 

you do what you are;

being alive

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

complexities 

muddles the mind;

pay attention 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

practice tai chi 

slow is smooth;

smooth is fast

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

practice karate

smooth is fast;

do tai chi  chuan

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

don't force old ways 

train for current times;

old to new is best

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

approaching crossroads

real journey begins; 

decide and act

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

to be free 

master self control;

open third eye

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

look into the dark

what looks back;

beware the dark side 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

emotional vampires 

psychological warfare; 

control

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

emotional triggers 

faster than light;

embrace the dark

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

knowing something 

doing something; 

vastly different 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

love flies 

on gossamer wings; 

butterflies are free 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

look to self

to find reality;

make it reality

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

a negative mind 

a negative life; 

stay positive bro 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

darkness/void is

eternal nothingness;

deep space black

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

negative thoughts 

kill confidence; 

be positive

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

what flows flows

why block the flow;

relax and breathe

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

a toxic monster

is a terrible thing;

run don't walk 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

knowledge leads 

to power;

respected character

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

psy-ops are simple

mentalists at work;

fists a cuffs

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

start with knowledge 

then exercise that; 

understanding 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

the past is

done and gone;

focus grasshopper 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

float and flow

to enjoy the journey; 

relax my padawan 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

gates are closed

where to go;

just breathe

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

body language 

reading energy lebels; 

art of avoidance 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

to learn is good

absorbing it is best; 

focus my padawan 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

empty your mind

be formless shapeless;

be like water

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

nobody is perfect

they call me nobody;

laughing loudly 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

back it up

or lose it;

violence dynamic 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

your own voice

only one that matters;

advice unsolicited 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

attention is power

all in your control;

avoid negativity 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

brave caterpillar

beautiful butterfly;

flaps it's wings

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

to hear one's voice 

even in midst of silence; 

present moments 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

introverts tend to

dance in their daydreams;

dance dance dance

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

reality-based

training and practice; 

one true path

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

logical thoughts

silence in solitude;

presence in balance 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

guilt and anxieties 

change nothing;

attitude my padawan

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

sometimes  

I disappear;

seeking solitude 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

positive self-talk 

releases feel good juices;

power in feeling good

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

power seeping

crevices exude; 

embrace the chi

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

gateway to intimacy

blocked at the threshold; 

twenty seven and counting 

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

what we know

what we feel;

beat goes on

THE MINARAI SHIJIN [見習い詩人]

our true challenge 

to silence the monkey; 

internal work required