A knight is sworn to valor,
his heart knows only virtue,
his blade defends the helpless,
his might upholds the weak,
his word speaks only truth,
his wrath undoes the wicked
Sometimes we need to stop annalyzing the past. Stop planning the future. Stop trying to figure out just precisely we feel. Stop deciding with our minds what we want our heart to feel. Sometimes we just have to go with....Whatever happens - happens.
What's Your Political Philosophy?
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You scored as Green
The Green Party believes in an America where decisions are made by the people and not by a few giant corporations. Their environmental goal is a sustainable world where nature and human society co-exist in harmony.
Old School Democrat
100%
Socially Conservative Republican
100%
New Democrat
100%
Green
100%
Foreign Policy Hawk
80%
Libertarian
60%
Pro Business Republican
20%
What's Your Political Philosophy?
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You scored as Old School Democrat
Old school Democrats emphasize economic justice and opportunity. The Democratic ideal is best summarized by the Four Freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Old School Democrat
100%
Socially Conservative Republican
100%
New Democrat
100%
Green
80%
Foreign Policy Hawk
80%
Libertarian
60%
Pro Business Republican
20%
Every step you take, is a step away from where you used to be.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Becoming and being are the yin and yang of our lives. One inner one outer. Today, we value becoming to the exclusion of being; we applaud human becomings. The secret is balance.
It doesn't matter how long we may have been stuck in a sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn't matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years - we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on.
Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling creates love.
Remember, don't waste time comparing your life to others who seem more fortunate. Being fortunate is based on how much peace you have, not how many luxuries or conveniences you have. Practice from the heart to make peace with what is, then life gives you more help to change things for the better.
When we learn to manage our emotions long enough to stop and shift our attention to the quieter message of the heart, we can gain a wider perspective on any situation, often saving ourselves from hurt, frustration and pain.
Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely, and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your own nonsense.
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever - because beleiving that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path, and that will make all the difference.
Hitotsu, jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto.
Hitotsu, makoto no michi o mamoru koto.
Hitotsu, doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto.
Hitotsu, reigi o omonzuru koto.
Hitotsu, kekki no yū o imashimuru koto.
First, seek perfection of character.
First, protect the path of truth.
First, foster the spirit of effort.
First, respect the rules of etiquette.
First, guard against impetuous courage.
"The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of the participant" - Gichin Funakoshi, Founder/Grandmaster ShÅtÅkan-ryÅ« and father of modern karate.
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become" - - - the Buddha
The real test of a hero is knowing when the greater good will be served by an evil act. To save the Earth, the cost of one life is the price that must be paid." - Lionel Luthor (John Glover)
"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend." -Bruce Lee
"People call me all kinds of things, including four letter words. I respond to all of them. When I walk into a room some people see a dog, some people see a cow; I am all of what they see, it is their perception. But I do believe that buddha nature is in all of us, even in a mangy dog lying in the gutter with fleas. That dog is Buddha to me. People can call me anything they want, I respond to anything." --Steven Seagal
I am Hawaiian-Chinese-Filipino-Irish-Portugeese-Spanish and French. My interests are in the martial arts (Boxing, Lama Pai, Iaido-Kendo, Liu Ho Ba Fa, Wing Chun Gung Fu, Shotokan Karate, Kali-Escrima, Zui Quan Gung Fu, Xing Quan Gung Fu, Gung Fu, Small Circle Judo and Shaolin Kenpo), drawing/painting, hiking, fishing, boxing, basketball, football, history, learning stuff, psychology, religion, computer science, politics, Batman related stuff, Star Trek / Star Wars stuff, cooking and Asian philosophy. I am attempting to be more of a vegetarian or at least cut down on eating animal meat. I have a passing interest-curiosity in asian philosophy, asian history and asian herbalism / medicine. I am usually humble, intelligent, inquisitive, and soft-spoken but I can be a lot of other things since I can be the opposite of those things as well. I believe in the power to change the world we live in by shaming the rich filthy bastards that pollute it or rape its resources or slaughter its beasts so that they will be forced to change thier greedy evil ways. I also believe in shaming Big Oil into submission so that they also stop thier greedy evil ways and start helping to save the world instead of stuffing thier pockets with blood money. I am an advocate for the rights and interests of Native American People, specifically those in Hawaii and in the Pacific Northwest. I am also an advocate for solar power and other forms of alternative power to fuel our vehicles and machines. I am currently studying Criminal Justice, Psychology, Art, Music and Philosophy in College
"My personal opinion would simply be that one could always look to pay more attention to the spiritual side of the martial arts than the physical side. I think that is probably an area that initially attracts most people to the martial arts. The majority of people that seem to want to ask me questions about the martial arts, the questions seem to center on this vague interest they have in the "spirituality of the martial arts", but they don't seem to really know what they're talking about. It's some kind of vague interest where they say "Isn't there some kind of whole spiritual side to that thing?" But I'm not sure they really know what they are talking about. You know, the martial arts is a pursuit that, in my mind, is very capable of providing some deep and lasting spiritual experiences to a person, if that person is open to them. When you move down the road towards the mastery of the martial arts and, you know, you are constantly moving down that road, you end up coming up against these barriers inside yourself that will attempt to stop you from continuing to pursue the mastery of the martial arts. And these barriers are such things as when you come up against your own limitations, when you come up against the limitations of your will, your ability, your natural ability, your courage, how you deal with success - and failure as well, for that matter. And as you overcome each one of these barriers, you end up learning something about yourself. And, sometimes, the things you learn about yourself can, to the individual, seem to convey a certain spiritual sense along with them. Not only a self-knowledge, but through knowledge of self, a knowledge of others as well." ---- Brandon Bruce Lee
"What happens in a man's life is already written. A man must move through life as his destiny wills. Yet each man is free to live as he chooses. Though they seem opposite, both are true - old Buddhist saying
"To hit a target... is to exercise the inner strength. Indeed there are two kinds of strengths. The outer strength is obvious: it fades with age and succumbs to sickness. Then there is the ch'i, the inner strength. Everyone possesses it, too. But it is indeed much more difficult to develop. The inner strength lasts through every heat and every cold. Through old age and beyond." -Master Kan
"In the Shaolin temple there are three kinds of men: students, disciples and masters. Development of the mind can be achieved only when the body has been disciplined. To accomplish this, the ancients have taught us to imitate God's creatures.... From the crane we learn grace and self-control. The snake teaches us suppleness and rhythmic endurance. The praying mantis teaches us speed and patience. And from the tiger we learn tenacity and power. And from the dragon we learn to ride the wind. All creatures, the low and the high, are one with nature. If we have the wisdom to learn, all may teach us their virtues. Between the fragile beauty of the praying mantis and the fire and passion of the winged dragon, there is no discord. Between the supple silence of the snake and the eagle's claws, there is only harmony. As no two elements of nature are in conflict so when we perceive the ways of nature, we remove conflict within ourselves and discover a harmony of body and mind in accord with the flow of the universe. It may take half a lifetime to master one system." -Master Kan
"Perceive the way of nature and no force of man can harm you. Do not meet force head on: avoid it. You do not have to stop force: it is easier to redirect it. Learn more ways to preserve rather than destroy. Avoid rather than check. Check rather than hurt. Hurt rather than maim. Maim rather than kill. For all life is precious nor can any be replaced." - Master Kan
"Remember always that a wise man walks with his head bowed; humble like the dust." -Master Kan
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them." (The Shootist) -- John Wayne
"If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past" -- Master Po
If ever thou be'st bound in thy scarf and beaten, thou shalt find what it is to be proud of thy bondage. ~ W. ShakespeareOn the surface, all is illusion. Sometimes you must risk all to find the truth beneath
"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.' -- Yoda
"Fear is the only darkness" - Master Po
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the Beautiful Stuff out." ~Ray Bradbury American novelist
"The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes." - - Skye Blue
"When your enemy is weak, you must make him strong. To destroy that enemy, you must first glorify his power."
"The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the iniquity of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper, and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am Chiba the Bodyguard when I shall lay my vengeance upon them!" Ezekial 25:17
On the surface, all is illusion. Sometimes you must risk all to find the truth beneath.
Be carefull of what you carry to your heart. There are some pains that the mind can ignore - but the heart cannot. Those must be embraced and set free.
If one is not carefull, fear will fill your being. It will consume your thoughts, but it can only live and breath as long as you allow it to. When you can embrace it and make it one with your hopes and joys. It will cease to have power over you. Think of fear instead as a your companion, your friend, your ally. If our hands tremble it is because your body responds to your thoughts. Beware of your enemy - who he is, where he is. When you become one with him, your hands will cease to tremble. When you vanquish him. You will no longer be afraid. Embrace hope and it will become a part of your being. Embrace despair and it will become part of your destiny.
The courageous fighter shuns violence. The skillful soldier avoids anger. A mighty warrior will not fight for petty conquests. There is no grace in victory. The one who glorifies it revels in bloodshed, and they are incapable of ruling the world. A wise man accomplished his goals without love of glory, without love of violence. For he who reveres slaughter, will fail in his ambition to rule the world. My victory or defeat, doctrine or dogma - they can only be achieved by the illumination of one’s inner self. In other words, it does not matter who wins or loses.
When you learn to understand your own motive, and the motives of your enemies, then you cannot help but win. If you do not understand your enemy, so you will lose
If you trust yourself, any choice you make will be correct. If you do not trust yourself, anything you do will be wrong.
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless--like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash Be water my friend" - Master Bruce Lee
"All authority, by its nature, should be questioned" -- TROY
"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter." -- Yoda
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."
All battles are battles of the spirit. Fear is your ally. It makes your heart beat faster. It makes your responses quicker. Your movements sure. Sometimes fighting on will destroy you. Remember you must yield to succeed. When your opponent is strong, make him weak. If he is determined, make him pause. If you yield, you will succeed. Let your opponent point to you the way to overcome him.
A man who has no skills can be taught, a man who has no honor has nothing. You must guard your honor. It is the most precious possession that you will ever have. The one thing that cannot be taken away from you forcibly.
Your training partner is your teacher. Your Sifu/Sensei is your teacher. Your eye and ears as well as all of your other senses are your teacher. Learn from them.
"Me? I'm dishonest. And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." — The unpredictable Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)
Whatever you possess or own today belonged to someone in the past and will belong to someone in the future. What, you think, "I have great possessions and those are mine." You are happy because of these material things/possessions, but this happiness is the cause of your sorrows.
If we want to change something in this world, we should change our negative thoughts, bad habits and negative attitude. When we change, the world changes.
Love is not sex. Love is a powerful energy and gift which is only felt in the heart.
Do not dwell in the past what you have lost. Focus on what is left and where you are now in the present, where you have to go and what is the ultimate goal in life.
Life is very short. Each year, each day and each moment is very precious. Time is life and time is one brief micro-moment of an interlude of eternity. Enjoy each breath and moment everyday. Wasting time is wasting one's life. Start a new life now. Change your old perceptions, patterns and habits and start to see the days and world differently.
Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness, kindness in feeling creates love.
Remember, don't waste time comparing your life to others who seem more fortunate. Being fortunate is based on how much peace you have, not how many luxuries or conveniences you have. Practice from the heart to make peace with what is, then life gives you more help to change things for the better.
When we learn to manage our emotions long enough to stop and shift our attention to the quieter message of the heart, we can gain a wider perspective on any situation, often saving ourselves from hurt, frustration and pain.
Vision is not enough, it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely, and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your own nonsense.
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever - because beleiving that the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path, and that will make all the difference.
You think Yoda stops teaching, just because his student does not want to hear? Yoda a teacher is. Yoda teaches like drunkards drink, like killers kill." ?Yoda to his student, Count Dooku
"revenge is a dish that is best served cold." -- Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (18th century)
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" -- George S. Patton Jr., General - US Army
"I believe that each individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruits of his labor, so far as it no way interferes with any other man's rights; that each community, as a state, has a right to do exactly as it pleases with all the concerns within the State that interfere with no other State ." -- Abraham Lincoln
"Sometimes one must cut off a finger to save a hand" - Master Po
"I'm sick of answering this fucking question. I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop shitting on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of... every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these goddamn lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican... I hate the government, OK? I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican". -- Bruce Willis
I believe in economic justice and opportunity. I believe in the ideal of the Four Freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
"Life brings hope and pain but revenge never brings redemption." -- Christopher Lambert as Conner McCloud "Highlander: End Game"
"Ah, I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinking, 'Did he fire six shots or only five?' Well, to tell you the truth, I've forgotten myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk?" -- Inspector Harry Francis Callahan (Clint Eastwood)
"Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 7But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer" -- 1 Peter Chapter 4 (verse 5 in the King James Version)
Bushido Shoshinshu
Honour: When a samurai has said that he shall perform an action, it is as good as done. He need not make promises; speaking and doing are one and the same.
Rectitude: A samurai deals openly and honestly with others and cleaves to the ideals of justice. Moral decisions do not come in shades of gray, only right and wrong.
Courage: A samurai never fears to act, but lives life fully and wonderfully. Respect and caution replace fear
Respect: A samurai has no reason to be cruel, and no need to prove his strength. Courtesy distinguishes a samurai from an animal, and reveals one’s true strength
Honesty: A samurai’s conscience is the judge of his honor. The decisions he makes and how he carries them out are a reflection of his true nature..
Loyalty: A samurai feels responsible for his actions and their consequences, and loyal to the people in his care. A samurai’s loyalty to his lord is unquestionable and unquestioning.
Other virtues include, Filial piety, Wisdom, Care for the aged
"The warrior protects and defends because he realizes the value of others. He knows that they are essential to society and, in his gift of service, recognizes and values theirs... take the extra moment in dark parking lots at night to make sure that a woman gets into her car safely before leaving yourself. Daily involvement in acts such as these are as much a part of training as time spent in the dojo, and indeed should be the reason for that time spent training... When faced with a woman or child in a situation in which they are vulnerable, there are two types of men: those who would offer succor and aid, and those who would prey upon them. And in modern society, there is another loathsome breed who would totally ignore their plight!" -- excerpt of James Williams' article "Virtue of the sword"
I'm going to apply a submission hold, choke him out, make him quit, help him up, send him home -- Royce Gracie, UFC Legend and Jiu Jitsu Master..
I'm a person just like you
But I've got better things to do
Than sit around and fuck my head
Hang out with the living dead
Snort white shit up my nose
Pass out at the shows
I don't even think about speed
That's something I just don't need
— Ian MacKaye, "Straight Edge
Life is not about how many breaths we take, Its about what takes our breath away!!
"Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America." - President William Jefferson Clinton
"To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day." -- President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919
Each of us must cast our own shadow. We learn nothing if we are prevented from facing the demons sent to challenge us to know.
When you physically abuse someone, perhaps you see in that victim, all that you have lost in yourself (i.e.- They are always there for you). The negative impact of society has not seeped in or taken over. It has always been there. No one can do anything about it. It is in the bone. Peace, walking side-by-side with rage. All the violence and all the evil that you find in yourself, I have in me. Perhaps more strongly. We are all men. So, thus, how do you deal with it? You cannot suppress it, it is too powerful to drive out, and you must not ignore it. Embrace it! That is what binds us together. Knowing that it is in us all, enables us to understand each other, and it allows us to forgive one another and ourselves. To try is all any of us can do and learn from your ignorance.
Truth is clarity in darkness. Fear and mistrust cloud honor and reason. Sometimes to achieve enlightenment, one must embrace adversity
In war, as in life, there is a wrong way and a right way to compete. Avoid danger and greed. Embrace concentration and awareness. And when it becomes inevitable - let go
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Hitotsu, jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto.
Hitotsu, makoto no michi o mamoru koto.
Hitotsu, doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto.
Hitotsu, reigi o omonzuru koto.
Hitotsu, kekki no yū o imashimuru koto.
First, seek perfection of character.
First, protect the path of truth.
First, foster the spirit of effort.
First, respect the rules of etiquette.
First, guard against impetuous courage.
"The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of the participant" - Gichin Funakoshi, Founder/Grandmaster ShÅtÅkan-ryÅ« and father of modern karate.
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become" - - - the Buddha
The real test of a hero is knowing when the greater good will be served by an evil act. To save the Earth, the cost of one life is the price that must be paid." - Lionel Luthor (John Glover)
"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend." -Bruce Lee
"People call me all kinds of things, including four letter words. I respond to all of them. When I walk into a room some people see a dog, some people see a cow; I am all of what they see, it is their perception. But I do believe that buddha nature is in all of us, even in a mangy dog lying in the gutter with fleas. That dog is Buddha to me. People can call me anything they want, I respond to anything." --Steven Seagal
Your Birthdate: August 2
You're so intuitive, it's like you have a sixth, seventh, and eighth sense.
You connect with others freely and easily - and you tend to have many best friends.
Warm and caring, it's hard for you to close your heart to anyone.
Affection is like air for you - you need to give and receive it to survive.
Your strength: Your universal compassion
Your weakness: Your unpredictable mood swings
Your power color: Mauve
Your power symbol: Butterfly
Your power month: February What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag…We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.†~ President Theodore Roosevelt