Bruno
To vanquish,
one has to get over one's emotions : without a calm mind,
reaching a fair judgment is impossible. In demonstration as
in fight, one
has to reject all unsettling emotions. To remain imperturbable,
calm and in
control when the unexpected happens, one has to get ready
for it in ordinary
times. (From N. Tamura's " Etiquette et transmission
").
Excerpt from
" The japanese art of war " by Thomas Cleary
This is dedicated
to all practitionners, especially beginners who ask
themselves a great deal of questions.
" The learning
is the door, not the house. When you see the door, do not
mistake it for the house. To get into the house, you've got
to cross the
threshold.
Since the learning is only the door, do not mistake the treaties
for the
Way. Because of this misunderstanding, many are the disciples
who remained
ignorant of the Way, however extensive their studies and the
reach of their
vocabulary. "
