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Subject: RE: Four Natural EnemiesBody: THATS TIGHT BRUTHA
GOOD STUFF.......and intent until he decides to burnfrom the fire from within. Only then will he die out of his own will, not as aproduct of age taking .. I LIKE THE OF HIS OWN WILL .... THATS WHAT CARLOS MOSTLIKELY DID.... GOOD STUFF..._D L84NOW
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Medicine ManDate:
Apr 14, 2007 7:46 AM
A warriors journey is one who's goal is to reach ultimate levels of awarenessuntill one can burn form the fire from within and retain consciousness after death(basicly similar to the buddhist idea of the final bardo of death and practicingall one's life for that very moment). On this long journey according to Don JuanMatus we have four natural ememies.
The first enemy is fear.
Fear can stop us dead on our tracks of spiritualknowledge. Many people fear the unknown, mainly many people fear themselves.
This is obvious.
How many of us are capable of going off into the jungle by ourselvesto spend a few nights in the wilderness, none the less to take a plant of powerunder this scenario?
The second enemey is clarity.
Once one overcomes fear, clarity becomes the hunter.
The warrior now has knowledgeand intuition, he now knows his place in infinite. He now knows answers to manyquestions.
But knowledge can make the warrior weak, clarity makes the warriorbecome over confident and blind and not be cautious of making mistakes. A warior
becomes the enemy of his own confidence and knowledge.
If one can overcomeclarity, then one goes on to the third ememy, power....
Once a warrior achieves power he becomes as a God.
He has now complete control ofhis will, of his intent, He can now command power to shift into an animal, tolaunch himself over a tree as if he was not of this planet. But as we all know,power can be one's greatest enemy.
With this power must come control andhumbleness, for power can easily be turned against others or for pure ego drivenpurposes. Power can make a warrior forget the purpose of his journey, and neglectit in awe of his abilities..If the warrior is capable of over coming his battle with power, the final enemythen present itselfs, an enemy that will hunt the warrior like prey until the verymoment of death, this enemy is old age.
Old age makes one tired and weak.
One nolonger feels agile, it becomes more difficult to phisically manuver oneself. Thewarrior begins to lose his will, but most importantly, his desire to live! If onelooses the battle to old age, one will become senile, handicap, and thoughtless.Once old age takes a toll one no longer wants to get out of bed, the warrior'sthoughts begin to get disoriented.
A warrior must struggle against this last enemyand live a strong, thoughtfull life, full of energy, action, thought, purpose, andintent until he decides to burn from the fire from within. Only then will he dieout of his own will, not as a product of age taking it's charge on his body, mind,and spirit. Not like a leaf at the mercy of the wind. If the warrior does this,than he has escaped the grip of death, or in other words he has reached God,Heaven, Nirvana, Enlightenment, Infinite Atman, etc, etc...
Subject: RE: Four Natural EnemiesBody: THATS TIGHT BRUTHA
GOOD STUFF.......and intent until he decides to burnfrom the fire from within. Only then will he die out of his own will, not as aproduct of age taking .. I LIKE THE OF HIS OWN WILL .... THATS WHAT CARLOS MOSTLIKELY DID.... GOOD STUFF..._D L84NOW
----------------- Original Message -----------------From:
Medicine ManDate:
Apr 14, 2007 7:46 AM
A warriors journey is one who's goal is to reach ultimate levels of awarenessuntill one can burn form the fire from within and retain consciousness after death(basicly similar to the buddhist idea of the final bardo of death and practicingall one's life for that very moment). On this long journey according to Don JuanMatus we have four natural ememies.
The first enemy is fear.
Fear can stop us dead on our tracks of spiritualknowledge. Many people fear the unknown, mainly many people fear themselves.
This is obvious.
How many of us are capable of going off into the jungle by ourselvesto spend a few nights in the wilderness, none the less to take a plant of powerunder this scenario?
The second enemey is clarity.
Once one overcomes fear, clarity becomes the hunter.
The warrior now has knowledgeand intuition, he now knows his place in infinite. He now knows answers to manyquestions.
But knowledge can make the warrior weak, clarity makes the warriorbecome over confident and blind and not be cautious of making mistakes. A warior
becomes the enemy of his own confidence and knowledge.
If one can overcomeclarity, then one goes on to the third ememy, power....
Once a warrior achieves power he becomes as a God.
He has now complete control ofhis will, of his intent, He can now command power to shift into an animal, tolaunch himself over a tree as if he was not of this planet. But as we all know,power can be one's greatest enemy.
With this power must come control andhumbleness, for power can easily be turned against others or for pure ego drivenpurposes. Power can make a warrior forget the purpose of his journey, and neglectit in awe of his abilities..If the warrior is capable of over coming his battle with power, the final enemythen present itselfs, an enemy that will hunt the warrior like prey until the verymoment of death, this enemy is old age.
Old age makes one tired and weak.
One nolonger feels agile, it becomes more difficult to phisically manuver oneself. Thewarrior begins to lose his will, but most importantly, his desire to live! If onelooses the battle to old age, one will become senile, handicap, and thoughtless.Once old age takes a toll one no longer wants to get out of bed, the warrior'sthoughts begin to get disoriented.
A warrior must struggle against this last enemyand live a strong, thoughtfull life, full of energy, action, thought, purpose, andintent until he decides to burn from the fire from within. Only then will he dieout of his own will, not as a product of age taking it's charge on his body, mind,and spirit. Not like a leaf at the mercy of the wind. If the warrior does this,than he has escaped the grip of death, or in other words he has reached God,Heaven, Nirvana, Enlightenment, Infinite Atman, etc, etc...