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| Warrior Work Week 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principle 2: The Way is in training. In week one we worked on "seek the truth, do not be dishonest in your thinking". Often we think that the truth is "out there" when in fact, the truth we should be most concerned with is the one reading this. Look at the "truth" your body exudes. Carlos Castaneda tells a story in "The Awakened Warrior", a collection of essays on warriorship, about a man who goes on and on about the rain forest and what needs to be done to save it. Afterwards, Carlos says to his mentor, Juan Matus, that this guy really loves the rain forest. Juan replies that he doesn't believe him because how can he love the rain forest when he has such disregard for his own body. He is grossly overweight and he smokes the entire time he speaks. He will be dead long before the rain forest and yet he uses the rain forest issues to avoid dealing with the "truth" that is in his own being. Ram Dass in his new book, "Still Here" talks about how after his stroke he realized that he had not loved his body; he had "spiritualized" it away and ignored it. The WAY is in TRAINING emphasizes the importance of loving your body, building it's flexibility and strength while cultivating the space within it through movement and breath. Look at how much time you spend working on your computer, your car, your "relationships" and then compare it to how much time you spend on/with your body. What are you training on a daily basis to build within you and around you? Are you training the mind too much? Are you over training your body? Are you training your spirit through building inner skills like detachment (not taking things personally) and patience. This week examine what you are training to become and each day reflect on your training. Use each moment of the day to train your body, your mind and/or spirit. Set simple goals that are achievable. Even 30 seconds or a minute of expanding and contracting the chest and back muscles can greatly reduce stress. Movement classes or tapes can help you in all 3 areas since it stimulates the mind and body while showing you what your limitations are thus helping you to nurture your inner skills as well. By Peter Hill, Copyright 2004 www.getittogether.net Week 3 >> |