The Wise Old Cherokee Story

This is an old wise tale about good and evil, choice, and the way of life…

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.

“A battle is going on inside all of us,” he said to the boy.

“It is a terrible fight and it’s between two wolves. One is evil, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego. The other is good, joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.”

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Natural Harmony

While along the path of making our life and the world better, we need to understand the meaning of harmony.  Harmony is in a way of balance with you and the rest of the world.  We do take part in that shape of balance, in what comes and goes.  While endeavoring to make every piece of the puzzle fit right in that perfect balance of harmony, it may be to costly for you to undergo.

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Empty Your Cup

This is a common saying and a commonly told story in martial arts circles …

A master was trying to explain something to a student. Now this student was not a brand new student, but a senior student who had learned many things. He had knowledge and experience aplenty to draw upon. But each time the master tried to explain something new to the student, the student kept trying to hold it up against his own notions of the way the world is and how it ought be, and he was unable to see the lessons in what the master was trying to teach him.

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