From "Shambhala: The sacred path of the warrior"
"...Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life. That is the warrior's discipline.
There are, unfortunately, many negative connotations of the word 'discpline'. Discipline is often associated with punishment, imposing arbitrary rules and authority, or control. In the Shambhala tradition, however, discilpine is connected with how to become thoroughly gentle and genuine. It is associated with how to overcome selfishness and how to proote egolessness, orbasic goodness, in yourself, and others. Discipline shiws you how to make the journey of warriorship. It guides you in the way of the warrior and shows you how to live in the warrior world.
The warrior's discpline is unwaivering and all-pervasive. Therefore, it is like the sun. The light of the sun shines wherever the sun rises. The sun does not decide to shine on one piece of land and neglect another. The sunshine is all-pervasive. Similarly, the warrior's discipline is not selective. The warrior never neglects the disipline or forgets it. His awareness and sensitivity are constantly extended. Even if a situation is very demanding or difficult, the warrior never gives up. He always conducts himself well, with gentleness, and warmth, to begin with, and he walways maintains his loyalty to sentient beings who are trapped in the sun setting world. The warrior's duty is to generate warmth and compassion for others. He does this with complete absense of laziness. His discipline and dedication are unwaivering."
Chogyam Trungpa
brought to you by a warrior or is that worrier in training....
Michelle
There are, unfortunately, many negative connotations of the word 'discpline'. Discipline is often associated with punishment, imposing arbitrary rules and authority, or control. In the Shambhala tradition, however, discilpine is connected with how to become thoroughly gentle and genuine. It is associated with how to overcome selfishness and how to proote egolessness, orbasic goodness, in yourself, and others. Discipline shiws you how to make the journey of warriorship. It guides you in the way of the warrior and shows you how to live in the warrior world.
The warrior's discpline is unwaivering and all-pervasive. Therefore, it is like the sun. The light of the sun shines wherever the sun rises. The sun does not decide to shine on one piece of land and neglect another. The sunshine is all-pervasive. Similarly, the warrior's discipline is not selective. The warrior never neglects the disipline or forgets it. His awareness and sensitivity are constantly extended. Even if a situation is very demanding or difficult, the warrior never gives up. He always conducts himself well, with gentleness, and warmth, to begin with, and he walways maintains his loyalty to sentient beings who are trapped in the sun setting world. The warrior's duty is to generate warmth and compassion for others. He does this with complete absense of laziness. His discipline and dedication are unwaivering."
Chogyam Trungpa
brought to you by a warrior or is that worrier in training....
Michelle