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The Way of the Warrior
Chief Joseph
The Way of the Warrior is simple, my dear ones. However, it may
be simple but it's not always easy. Today I would like to give you a few
of my simple guidelines or "rules of
the road," if you will. And
that road is the Way of the Warrior.
The Warrior always speaks her truth - no
matter what the
circumstances.
The Warrior is totally detached from what others think and say
about her.
(This is absolutely necessary if she's going to observe
the first rule above.)
The Warrior always does her best
to see the divinity in all that
is. In this way, she shall never have any desire to own, control,
manipulate, misuse
or abuse any of the Great Spirit's creatures.
The Warrior always follows the highest path as dictated by the
highest
authority in the Universe - herself.
The Warrior totally trusts in - and surrenders to - the flow of
her life.
She knows all is as it should be. Therefore, she must
always completely trust in - and surrender to - her higher self,
her Soul,
the Great Spirit.
The Warrior knows all Love, all Wisdom, all Power lie within her -
within her
heart, her mind, her body, her Soul. There is nothing to
seek, nothing to find, nowhere to go - except WITHIN.
The
Warrior knows with absolute certainty she has never made a
mistake - she can never make a mistake. All of her life is
simply a
lesson in this classroom called Planet Earth. She learns as she goes. All
is as it should be.
The
Warrior never takes life on Planet Earth too seriously. It's
all a game, after all - a game in the classroom of Planet
Earth. And
games should be fun. Enjoy the game - it won't last forever!
The Warrior's heart is always full -
and always grateful. She
never knows lack or emptiness - except, that is, when she creates those
illusions by getting
too infatuated with the Great Illusion - the
human experience.
The Warrior knows the Great Illusion creates some
highly interesting
challenges - for example, the challenge to rise above the Great
Illusion.
As she rises
above the Great Illusion, the Warrior knows this
experience is as it should be - she has chosen it. And in this
choosing,
she is remembering her way back to the Light - back to her
Home. That was the only reason for choosing the Great Illusion
in the
first place.
The Warrior knows all her brothers and sisters on Planet Earth
have the same destination
she does - HOME. But each may take a
different path. And the Warrior knows that's okay! All will get Home
- no matter
what path they take. It cannot be otherwise - for ALL
paths lead Home.
The Warrior knows the way of the wind.
She loves the wind, but
she knows she cannot capture it - she cannot own it. She can love it,
luxuriate in its presence,
glory in its energy. But if she tries to
capture it, it becomes something other than what it truly is - it
becomes
still and stagnant air.
She can never possess it completely - unless she refuses to ever
own it - unless she
refuses to ever have sovereignty over it. She can
possess it only by letting it be free - by letting it be what it is.
It cannot be otherwise. The Way of the Warrior is the Way of the Wind.
Copyright 2001 by John Cali
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