Only the dull and stupid fight head on....

Nihil timedum est

So over you is the greatest enemy a man can have and that is fear. I know some of you are afraid to listen to the truth - you have been raised on fear and lies. But I am going to preach to you the truth until you are free of that fear…
- Malcolm X

Our human brain has been designed to believe itself, wired so that prejudices feel like facts, opinions are indistinguishable from that actual sensation. If we think a wine is cheap, it will taste cheap. And actual sensation. If we are tasting a grand Cru, then we will taste a Grand Cru. Our senses are vague in their instructions, and we parse their suggestions based on whatever other knowledge we can summon to the surface.

Jonah Lehrer’s Proust was a Neuroscientist

Sol Robeson:

The Ancient Japanese considered the Go board to be a microcosm of the universe. Although when it is empty it appears to be simple and ordered, in fact, the possibilities of gameplay are endless. They say that no two Go games have ever been alike. Just like snowflakes. So, the Go board actually represents an extremely complex and chaotic universe.

Inspiration does not come via coded messages, but by visible personality.

This is the way for men who want to learn my strategy:

1. Do not think dishonestly.
 
2. The Way is in training.
 
3. Become acquainted with every art.
 
4. Know the Ways of all professions.
 
5. Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters.
 
6. Develop intuitive judgment and understanding for everything.
 
7. Perceive those things which cannot be seen.
 
8. Pay attention even to trifles.
 
9. Do nothing which is of no use.
 
 
Miyamoto Musashi’s The Book of Five Rings

Patton, on History

"We disregard the lessons of history.

I am convinced that more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death, and how high ranking individuals react when submitted to the onerous responsibility of conducting war or the preparation of war."

Don't hold back.

Taoist proverb “A clever merchant hides his goods and pretends to have nothing.

-Are you someone who hides knowledge and hordes wisdom for your own benefit?

Sung-dynasty Chinese Zen master said “Those who have no real virtue within buy outwardly rely on flowery cleverness are like leaky boat brightly painted. One they go ito the water the wind and waves, are they not in danger?”

2010, Year of the Metal Tiger

In case you did'nt know. I think this year will be just as wonderfully ferocious!

Nearly 3 years to the day!

But we are back since our last blog, so much has changed, so much done and so much for us to talk about.

“Its nothing personal”

“Its nothing personal” is an excuse used by the weak and fearful to veil their emotions because every time the phrase is used, it has been preceded by hubristic emotion.

Life is personal, and whom ever thinks their interactions in life are anything otherwise should be ashamed, because they try to accuse you and make you feel guilty, they talk about justice and morality to gain an advantage over you.

Use these following fundamentals

-Look at things as they are, not as your emotions color them

-Judge people by their actions: There are those who act friendly and agreeable, but who sabotage us behind the scenes, using the group to promote their own agenda. Others play more subtle games of passive aggression and this type will avoid direct contact in favor of indirection and subtle maneuver, making their manipulations like figment, hard to trace and quantify, all the while trying to maintain a peaceful exterior.

-Depend on yourself (listen to your instincts)

-Spiritualize your Way: The greatest challenge is with yourself,-your weakness, emotions, and lack of resolution.

“Life is one long battle; we have to fight at every step; and Voltaire very rightly says that if we succeed, it is at the point of the sword, and that we die with the weapon in out hand.”

-Arthur Schopenhauer, Counsels and Maxims, 1851