Topic: The Art of Peace

[Definitive Journey]

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Left and right,
Avoid all
Cuts and parries.
Seize your opponents' minds
And scatter them all!

The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping yourself in a safe and unassailable position; then no one will suffer any losses.  The Way of a Warrior, the Art of Politics, is to stop trouble before it starts. It consists in defeating your adversaries spiritually by making them realize the folly of their actions. The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony.

Master the divine techniques
Of the Art of Peace,
And no enemy
Will dare to
Challenge you.

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In your training do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the basics and advance to the first rung. Never think of yourself as an all-knowing, perfected master; you must continue to train daily with your friends and students and progress together in the Art of Peace.

Progress comes
To those who
Train and train;
Reliance on secret techniques
Will get you nowhere.

Fiddling with this
And that technique
Is of no avail.
Simply act decisively
Without reserve!

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If you perceive the true form of heaven and earth, you will be enlightened to your own true form. If you are enlightened about a certain principle, you can put it into practice. After each practical application, reflect on your efforts. Progress continually like this.

The Art of Peace can be summed up like this: True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly!  "True victory" means unflinching courage; "self-victory" symbolizes unflagging effort; and "let that day arrive quickly" represents the glorious moment of triumph in the here and now.

Cast off limiting thoughts and return to true emptiness. Stand in the midst of the Great Void. This is the secret of the Way of a Warrior.

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To truly implement the Art of Peace, you must be able to sport freely in the manifest, hidden, and divine realms.

If you comprehend
The Art of Peace,
This difficult path,
Just as it is,
Envelops the cirle of heaven.

The techniques of the Way of Peace change constantly; every encounter is unique, and the appropriate
response should emerge naturally. Today's techniques will be different tommorrow. Do not get caught
up with the form and appearance of a challenge. The Art of Peace has no form - it is the study of the spirit.

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Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teachings there are.
The Great Path is really No Path.

The Art of Peace that I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with
them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land.

The Art of Peace is a form of prayer that generates light and heat. Forget about your little self, detach
yourself from objects, and you will radiate light and warmth. Light is wisdom; warmth is compassion.

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Construction of shrine and temple buildings is not enough. Establish yourself as a living buddha image.
We all should be transformed into goddesses of compassion or victorious buddhas.

Rely on Peace
To activate your
Manifold powers;
Pacify your environment
And create a beautiful world.

The Divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside of us.

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Unite yourself to the cosmos, and the thought of transcendence will disappear. Transcendence belongs to the profane world. When all trace of transcendence vanishes, the true person - the Divein Being - is manifest. Empty yourself and let the Divine function.

You cannot see or touch the Divine with your gross senses. The Divine is within you, not somewhere else. Unite yourself to the Divine, and you will be able to perceive gods wherever you are, but do not try to grasp or cling to them.

The Divine does not like to be shut up in a building. The Divine likes to be out in the open. It is right here in this very body. Each one of us is a miniature universe, a living shrine.

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When you bow deeply to the universe, it bows back; when you call out the name of God, it echoes inside you.

The Art of Peace is the religion that is not a religion; it perfects and completes all religions.

The Path is exceedingly vast. From ancient times to the present day, even the greatest sages were unable to perceive and comprehend the entire truth; the explanation and teachings of masters and saints express only part of the whole. It is not possible for anyone to speak of such things in their entirety. Just head for the light and heat, learn from the gods, and through the virtue of devoted practice of the Art of Peace, become one with the Divine.

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The divine beauty

Of heaven and earth!

All creation,

Members of

One family.

[lady.urania]

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Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there.

If only the world would understand this truth.