No Dojo Ninja Dojo blog

Liberation from the bondage / entrapment of the non ending cycle of life (birth & death) is done through modeling (using affirmation via mantra AKA sound / mudra AKA gesture / visualization) or mirroring (external representation such as colors / objects / shapes / dieties etc.) from any method (religion). What is the closest thing to The Ultimate ? Nature, specifically the Elements. Here are the Elements when used for Self in  ascending order of suffering  (as per understanding of the elements &  Bhagavat Gita  of  Sanatana dharma ).  The order of the elements' suffering is the complete opposite when (mis)used for self : A) sattavic (goodness) practice / Mahayana (internal / right hand Path of Return - balance via earth & air) 1) simplicity  / 🌍 modeling & mirroring for masculine earth dominant characters / "surrender your intellect to Me" / Raja Yoga (king union) by destroying pleasure instinct / usually  highly alkaline diet...

Martial arts are masculine   spiritual paths to enlightenment, which technically (yes not practically ) should emphasize simplicity & austerity (earth element) as the primary means to ascension. It doesn't often spiritually work due to the following: 1. People naturally get into it due to excess water element spurred need to show off, get a thrill, or an activity due to boredom or inactivity (or movie inspiration), or for excess fire element as proactive self defense usually due to some unpleasantly experienced danger or   threat , which although is definitely possible, very unlikely these days.  Life naturally has problems & shortcomings, and it is important to learn how to respond to persevere & control the situation (the martial part) via the physical-mental masculine fire element, calmly & compassionately (the art part) via the relatively high non-physical feminine air element, creatively & intuitively via the dual-gender any-form ether element,...