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David Arthur Johnston
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Canada
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 Posted - 12/20/2004 : 14:46:09
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Jesus was a Ninja
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"The vast universe, beautiful in its coldly impersonal totality, contains all that we call good and bad, all the answers for all the paradoxes we see around us. By opening his eyes and his mind, the ninja can responsively follow the subtle seasons and reasons of heaven, changing just as change is necessary, adapting always, so that in the end there is no such thing as surprise for the ninja."- Takamatsu sensei
To pursue the 'way of the warrior' one opens themself to the meaning of life- without having a constant eye for the truth one simply becomes flotsom floating through life. Patience is essential when being of a mind where we want truth most- for all perceived disharmony arises from preconception unfulfilled. Patience is the 'cheat code', the absolute win, with it you allow yourself to see that there is nothing but you, and therefore no evil (no enemies)- that all things are product of the infinite experience behind them. So then, the truths of resentment and fear are revealed to be byproducts of 'attachment'. Hold on to nothing to find that you are everything, then you will discover, without even trying, that you are being most practical to your happiness.
Jesus was a ninja. He understood that the root of taijutsu is in the intent. That to rely on pride is to blind one's self from the truth of what they are, which, essentially, is God. So, as children, we play and in the playing, learn. May every perceived disharmony remind of patience.
in love and war,
David Arthur Johnston
http://www.angelfire.com/apes/hatrackman/december.htm
'Mastery' is knowing control is an illusion. Patience be with you.
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Guardian Wraith
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Posted - 02/07/2005 : 10:37:19
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Well if it isn't master splinter!
Yes, by that (very valid I might add) rationale, lots of people can be called Ninja. However, the usage of "Ninja" as a title is often in debate. No one has propriatary rights over it of course. But "Ninja" as a title is something that only the most qualified can accurately bestowe on someone... that being soke to be precise. He'd be the best judge of who is worthy of the title "Ninja".
People get too wrapped up in the media image of ninjas and wish to paste that image onto themselves. The tough thing is that to live up to what a true ninja is, you gotta cut the crap, work hard, and be damn good as a result. And since "Ninja" is a Japanese term... I doubt Jesus would really care what it is. The man seemed smart enough to ignore titles. (But I bet he'd have some good laughs with Takamatsu)
I'd take the hint...
People gotta get through their heads that there is no ultimate culture. There is no group that is the only people of god. No one else can give you a better path than the one that was under your feet since before you were born. There can be no substitutes. However, all cultures are collections of knowledge and thus have lessons to teach.
Wraith
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David Arthur Johnston
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Canada
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Posted - 02/07/2005 : 12:32:54
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What determines a 'soke', then? It seems, now, that Hatsumi is under some of the same delusion the rest of the world is. Training warriors to be bouncers and cops. Giving belts in the name of money.
I would not flinch if being tested for the godan. If someone wants to kill me, they are welcome to- with my forgiveness.
cheers, Wraith.
David
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Goldninja
Regular Member
USA
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Posted - 03/24/2005 : 00:47:17
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how would u see jeezer as a ninja?
what kind og ninja is that?the soft kind...they dont exist ...
if u think jeezer is a ninja ...what kind of ninja r u?
ninjas weren't born out of happy happy joy joy stuff ....but out of need/blood...in a time of chaos...
why not buddah a ninja too...how about the pope now plz....
Hail Enki!
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David Arthur Johnston
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Canada
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Posted - 03/24/2005 : 13:46:44
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Greetings Goldninja.
There is level of mastery that transcends discipline. To know the nature of motion is the nature of 'self'.
Realizing we are 'of nature' we move most naturally. That is a 'ninja'.
Control coming with the knowledge of having none. Loving patience.
in peace,
David
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Goldninja
Regular Member
USA
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Posted - 03/24/2005 : 23:04:16
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i see it differently mastery keeps me able to face choas and dwell in it to face it...
ninja shouldnt be enslaved by any princible
xtian rhp religions dont teach this....how could they understand assasination/mission?
we know the soft and hard of existence but r not bound by either through mastery of will...becuase in the end all u have is yourself...truth ,in that u can trust
i guess the term ninja is used to describe evrything now ...what a shame....
Fajita was the last true ninja....warrior wizard...why he didnt teach becuase how do u teach????u can only show greatness and hope ppl understand and follow ....any true student understands fajita's methods...life
Hail Enki!Hail the warrior wizard Kain!
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David Arthur Johnston
Frequent Member
Canada
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Posted - 03/26/2005 : 11:32:45
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may we excuse those who would pretend that true ninjutsu is not a labour of love.
Fighting is only a part of dancing.
Ego is only a part of self.
cheers
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studious_ninja
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Japan
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Posted - 03/29/2005 : 20:23:06
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| Wow, I have been awhile awhile and look what happens. Anyways... Jesus was not a ninja as he wasn't Japanese. Enough said. |
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David Arthur Johnston
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Posted - 03/29/2005 : 21:09:28
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ninja- creature of nature; knowing what we are we forego the illusion of control.
Tai-jutsu alone does not a ninja make.
cheers mate
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studious_ninja
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 17:46:23
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Creature of nature alone does not a ninja make.
It is nice that you want to fit your view of the ninja with whatever it is you believe to make you feel good, but it just isn't true.
How many people have to die before no one ever dies again? |
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David Arthur Johnston
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 21:36:42
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Patience be with you.
Anger is a demon; not a tool to be used.
Patience is the master- like sunlight to vampires.
Jesus WAS a ninja. As was every incarnation of truth. You think these people didn't dance?
How can you be an enemy of something you can't hate?
in peace and freedom,
David
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studious_ninja
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Posted - 03/30/2005 : 23:10:27
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Just because you wax philosophical with prose and meter does not mean that you are right. Sorry, Jesus was not a ninja.
If you were to study Jesus' life in great detail you would realize that he would make a terrible ninja. He didn't oppose local government. He turned and offered the other cheek when struck. He associated with people that drew large amounts of attention to himself.
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David Arthur Johnston
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Posted - 03/31/2005 : 11:23:40
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Mayhaps it's time for the ninjas, themselves, to come down from their hiding places. Divinity is also the responsibility of the warriors.
Honour is measured off of love. Pride is the height of delusion (as it ignores the fact that our ego is a construct of our experience- AKA we can only ever express 'creation'; unavoidably following a single line of inspiration from the beginning of our ego to it's end). True freedom is freedom from that delusion.
So, regardless of definition of 'ninja', I call out any who would not give me due consideration.
in knowing there is no rage in budo,
David
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Guardian Wraith
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Posted - 04/20/2005 : 21:54:43
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Allright you guys....
Knock it off. You are arguing semantics and philosophy at the same time and topping it off with cultural diarrhea.
Jesus shared qualities with the ninja and also contradictions. However a supporter of the local government he was not. Look at the Christian Scriptures to see...
Ever wonder why it was the Sumaritan who was the good guy?
Turning the other cheek was an insult in much the same way Ghandi rebelled. Typically a man slapping you back in the day would use his favored hand, usually the right, and strike you with the back of it as if dismissing you as less than equal, much like brushing away a pest. To offer him the other cheek which to strike with the same hand would force him to strike with the open palm, thus the side of his hand he embraces with and thus making you an equal.
Ninja is a cultural word and had cultural perameters. I've only seen three people whom I would define as true ninja. But does that mean everyone else in the Bujinkan is less? OF COURSE NOT!!!
No more was Jesus any less.
Just different. Different needs, different cultures, different but the same at the core. And that core is beyond cultures and labels.
You two clowns are wasting your breath and arguing about branches of the same tree of existance.
Cut it out.
And Gold ninja, go find something else to do. Clearly this is not what you're looking for.
Wraith
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David Arthur Johnston
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Posted - 04/20/2005 : 22:19:41
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I am honoured by your disertation... and I am a clown sometimes, though sometimes a serious one.
Patience be with us all.
http://loveandfearlessness.com
'Mastery' is knowing control is an illusion. Patience be with you. |
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Mr. Winter
Starting Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 05/12/2005 : 04:50:21
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""Ninja" as a title is something that only the most qualified can accurately bestowe on someone... that being soke to be precise. He'd be the best judge of who is worthy of the title "Ninja"."
I respect your opinion, but I do not agree with this. I never met soke in person, but I heard from people he's a very wise man. And if he's a wise man, he'll share my opinion that everybody who's doing everything he can to learn the art of winning, it doesn't matter if that's Ninpo, Taijutsu, or whatever, anybody doing his best to learn the fighting techniques of the ninja, and does everything to earn insight, is worthy to call himself a ninja.
Remember, it's not the achievements(the belts/grades) that matter, it's the dedication, so someone working his @ss off to pass his first Kyu exam is just as worthy as a grandmaster like Soke.
Considering Soke a wise man, I'd say he'd agree with this.
Feel free to react to enlarge my insights in this...
Greetings,
Mr. Winter, student in the art of winning |
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