philosophies

[Sterling White]

Have been doing a some research and came across this.....

We are all climbing different paths through the mountain of life

And we have all experienced much hardship and strife.

There are many paths through the mountain of life

And some climbs can be felt like the point of a knife.

Some paths are short, and others are long;

Who can say which path is right or wrong?

The beauty of truth is that each path has its own song

And if you listen closely, you will find where you belong.

So climb your path true and strong But respect all other truths, for your way for them could be wrong.

-Dan Inosanto

Here's another.....Jeet Kune Do translates to: “way of intercepting fist”

What is life? To me it’s a series of never ending obstacles that we overcome and continually learn from (well hopefully). These could be relationships, money problems, health, self-purpose, etc. The overwhelming feeling that can sometimes happen may be easier to deal with by breaking down the development of attributes that it would take to empower one to achieve harmony. Attributes can mean many things, all of which supercede the very human ones I mentioned here. As he believed the physical mastery was only the beginning, but “Fist” represents so much more than a physical fist. - Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu wrote the Art of War....has anyone read it?

What about...Golf Is Not A Game of Perfect and Golf Is A Game of Confidence by Bob Rotella? Or Anthony Robbins- "Awaken the Giant Within"?

[Merlin Orr]

We are all climbing different paths through the mountain of life

And we have all experienced much hardship and strife.

There are many paths through the mountain of life

And some climbs can be felt like the point of a knife.

Some paths are short, and others are long;

Who can say which path is right or wrong?

The beauty of truth is that each path has its own song

And if you listen closely, you will find where you belong.

So climb your path true and strong But respect all other truths, for your way for them could be wrong.

-Dan Inosanto

Read & HEED the quote!

or

Go on through your life with a hard head and a closed mind.....

Refuse to accept that there are other valid viewpoints and truths.

Its yourself you cheat.

[tightloop]

Hey BIG UN,

what made you so introspective....

[Wim]

I've read Sun Tzu's Art of War... Google for it - there is a free one on-line translated by Lionel Giles I think, together with commenary.

I may be too entrenched in my western thinking, but ST seemed to me to be more a concious analysis of the strategy of waging war (or living life, or succeeding in business, or trading financial markets - where it is a very popular "classic read").

I'm not up to speed on Zen, but from what I've read here the last few days (I'm taking the forum on a topic at a time!) I feel that ST is very much a road map consisting of a conciously applied set of guidelines / rules.

I could be way wrong, but without looking over ST again this is as I recall it. Maybe I recall what I took away from the experience of reading ST, but that experience may have been directed by my need to view ST as an instruction manual....