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...The secret of the martial arts, thus, is to learn to direct the mind, ryu gi,...
From The Zen Way to The Martial Arts...
...to school it in right action. That is the basis of the physical techniques. The mind must become the substance. The mind is a substance without form, but sometimes it has a form.
"When the mind's activity fills the whole cosmos it can seize opportunities, avoid mishaps, attack all things in one." What that means is that in a contest our mind cannot be influenced by any move of the opponent, or by any action of his body or mind...One's own mind must move about freely, without any desire to attack the adversary, yet without ever removing one's attention from him. We must be completely attentive to him, always, at every instant.
To be continued...
RJF
