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Hi Funda,<br>
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"These people" are any who are trying to intimidate or control us. This
is a generic statement. It applies to someone trying to convince us
that her/his argument is correct just as it applies to someone
threatening our lives.<br>
<br>
It is by engaging in the battle, the desire to win or to be right, that
we feed. As soon as it is a win/lose situation, someone will win and
someone will lose. The winner gains energy and the loser looses energy.
By not engaging in the battle, we cease to feed. <br>
<br>
I have spent most of my life in one form of martial art or another. I
have consistently been drawn back to Taijiquan even though i have
practiced Karate, Judo and Hap Ki Do. The reason is that in Taijiquan,
you learn to accept the energy of attack and then neutralize it without
the need to engage in battling for supremacy. "The essence of Taijiquan
is to co-ordinate the inner and the outer." (Yang Zhenfu) This means to
be in harmony with the movement of energy and to therefore be able to
neutralize any threatening aspects of it without having to stop it's
flow. This is in contrast to the "external martial arts" where the
essence is to block an attack and respond. In this scenario, someone
wins and someone loses. This is a decent metaphor for what i'm talking
about above. <br>
<br>
duff<br>
<br>
Funda Oral wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If
we, as individuals, can stand in our own integrity and compassion and
therefore cease to "feed" the egos of these people trying to invoke
fear and hatred, then we cease to feel drained. We begin to feel
empowered. We realize that we do have real power over our own choices.
We can choose, in this moment, to create peace in our own little
microcosm of the world. This may seem small but it is not. The power of
force or control over others is external and is not real power. At the
very best it is fleeting. The power of knowing that no matter what the
situation, no matter what anyone else can do to you, including cutting
your head off, you can choose in that moment to live compassion, that
is real power. It is not fleeting and cannot be taken away by anyone,
ever. Ok, now i am getting preachy so i'll stop.<br>
<br>
duff</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><font color="#000080" face="Times New Roman">But
Duff,</font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial">when you write;</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If
we, as individuals, can stand in our own integrity and compassion and
therefore cease to "feed" the egos of <font color="#000080"><strong>these
people</strong></font> trying to invoke fear and hatred, then we cease
to feel drained. We begin to feel empowered</font></font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial">who are these people ?</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial">how we can cease to "feed"
the ego of them ?</font></div>
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<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial" size="2"><font color="#000000">and
Doug was asking;</font> </font></div>
<div> </div>
<div>"Can individuals do anything, including praying,<br>
> that would make a difference?"...</div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial">my answer is "yes" we
"individuals" can find many peaceful and efficient ways to show our
reactions, to make a difference.</font></div>
<div> </div>
<div><font color="#000080" face="Arial">Funda</font></div>
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