05-07-2010, 12:00 AM
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As I'm carrying on about perfection, let's add this...
A Nagual or Master certainly knows that s/he is a Nagual.
That being said, a Nagual may not consider himself or herself one inasmuch as s/he realizes that perfection is not a destination, but a direction. We can only perfect a thing if we are undyingly resolved to its betterment; perfection is unattainable, but we can only approach it if we set our hearts to it day and night. (Day and night relating to Stalking and Dreaming. Or, tonal and nagual work).
"Continuous improvement." A true Nagual is ever a warrior…s/he realizes that being alive signifies a lifelong quest for knowledge and the pursuit of unattainable self-perfection.
As an example as an Aikidoka, or with martial arts, as I feel is true today, receiving a black belt does not signify that one has learning (anything close to) all there is to know. Quite to the contrary, it means that one has attained enough of an understanding of the basics of the art so that the real learning can begin. Earning a black belt is far from attaining Mastery. But is not Mastery then a new sort of beginning? Similar to earning a black belt, I believe that Mastery is another level, another plateau of knowledge in the quest for unattainable self-perfection.
A black belt or becomming a warrior means you have the knowledge to start to learn. Mastery or the full realization of being a Nagual means you have the knowledge to start to create. But the learning must never cease. The more you know, the more you are able to know.
As a Master or Nagual you have the wisdom to grasp concepts that others cannot – you command the ability to comprehend the most exclusive, challenging, most insightful knowledge. You have the vision to perceive or 'see' what others cannot; the insight to 'see' order where others see only chaos; the wisdom to integrate where others see only isolated, non-related parts.
This makes learning as a Nagual even more important than learning as a warrior. The more you learn, the more important your continued learning becomes.
Let me be quiet now.
SHM
As I'm carrying on about perfection, let's add this...
A Nagual or Master certainly knows that s/he is a Nagual.
That being said, a Nagual may not consider himself or herself one inasmuch as s/he realizes that perfection is not a destination, but a direction. We can only perfect a thing if we are undyingly resolved to its betterment; perfection is unattainable, but we can only approach it if we set our hearts to it day and night. (Day and night relating to Stalking and Dreaming. Or, tonal and nagual work).
"Continuous improvement." A true Nagual is ever a warrior…s/he realizes that being alive signifies a lifelong quest for knowledge and the pursuit of unattainable self-perfection.
As an example as an Aikidoka, or with martial arts, as I feel is true today, receiving a black belt does not signify that one has learning (anything close to) all there is to know. Quite to the contrary, it means that one has attained enough of an understanding of the basics of the art so that the real learning can begin. Earning a black belt is far from attaining Mastery. But is not Mastery then a new sort of beginning? Similar to earning a black belt, I believe that Mastery is another level, another plateau of knowledge in the quest for unattainable self-perfection.
A black belt or becomming a warrior means you have the knowledge to start to learn. Mastery or the full realization of being a Nagual means you have the knowledge to start to create. But the learning must never cease. The more you know, the more you are able to know.
As a Master or Nagual you have the wisdom to grasp concepts that others cannot – you command the ability to comprehend the most exclusive, challenging, most insightful knowledge. You have the vision to perceive or 'see' what others cannot; the insight to 'see' order where others see only chaos; the wisdom to integrate where others see only isolated, non-related parts.
This makes learning as a Nagual even more important than learning as a warrior. The more you learn, the more important your continued learning becomes.
Let me be quiet now.
SHM