May: The Power of Silence

Silence, inner and outer, is the gateway to true knowledge, whilst the masterful use of words, both in talking and in listening, is the gateway to freedom. Silence and words are but the two sides of the same coin, namely communication – the unspoken word often conveying even more than that spoken.

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April: Fluidity – the ability to flow with a situation

… what is required of L now is fluidity – the ability to flow with a situation, rather than to reject it at face value. Having got this far, L can no longer react towards the world around her in her accustomed manner, and therefore she has to learn to trust the process of life. This she will accomplish through not-doing. However, her trust in the process of life cannot be based upon blind faith, for if L is to act upon blind faith, she will very quickly be able to confirm to herself that there are indeed people in this world who cannot be trusted.

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January: Dancing the edge

However, living on the edge and dancing the edge are not one and the same thing. Living on the edge means that the warrior has reached a point in his life at which he has, either through his own endeavours, or through the circumstances within his life, been catapulted into the unknown.

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