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Reviewing ‘On The Warrior’s Path’ by Bolelli

“This wisdom does not belong to any one culture or religion, nor does it come only from the West or the East.  Rather, it is a tradition of human warriorship that has existed in many cultures at many times throughout history.”

July 20, 2017 in 1) Random Commentary, 2) Religion, 5) History, 6) Other..., Book Review, by A.G. House, Martial Arts, Personal Relationships, Philosophy, Psychology.

For Those Who Died For Freedom

Paying tribute where one feels it is due, and strictly on a voluntary basis, sometimes can hold deep meaning to someone.  While I understand that some folks have their reasons for which they do not wish to pay tribute to the dead, or to soldiers who died in an unpopular war, or out of grudge…

June 11, 2014 in 1) Random Commentary, 6) Other..., by A.G. House.

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“We were angry and righteous in those days, and there were millions of us. We kicked two chief executives out of the White House because they were stupid warmongers. We conquered Lyndon Johnson and we stomped on Richard Nixon… Our tribe was strong like a river. That river is still running. All we have to do is get out and vote, while it’s still legal, and we will wash those crooked warmongers out of the White House.”
— Hunter S. Thompson,
Rolling Stone, November 11, 2004


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“Chaos is what we've lost touch with. This is why it is given a bad name. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is Ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control.”
- Terence McKenna, attributed


"In the end, McKenna, the Stoics, Buddhists, Taoists, and Heraclitus are all pointing us toward the same truth: to live fully, we must learn to dance with chaos, not run from it. We must let go of our rigid need for control and open ourselves to the wild, untamed, and unpredictable flow of life. Only then can we truly understand the deeper currents that shape our existence, the very sections of life where chaos and order intertwine."
- The Fear of Letting Go: Ego’s Struggle for Control

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