August: Shedding Self-image
Remember that magical word – detach. It is your only defense against the debilitating traps set by your self-image.
November: Joy in Living
THE WARRIOR IS A MAN WHO HAS LEARNED TO LOVE LIFE AND ALL THE MANY RICHNESSES IT BRINGS HIM — MOST OF ALL THE PATH WHERE HE WALKS. THERE IS FOR THE WARRIOR NO GREATER JOY THAN TO WALK A PATH WITH A HEART. ON THIS PATH HE WALKS, THRILLED BY THE WONDER OF IT ALL, AND IN HIS JOY HE GIVES THANKS IN HIS HEART FOR THIS MARVELLOUS PRIVILEGE BY EMBRACING EVERYTHING HE ENCOUNTERS WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE.
August: Striving for simplicity
HAVING DISCARDED THE OBVIOUS IN FAVOUR OF INTELLECTUAL COMPLEXITY, MEN AND WOMEN HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH THEIR FEELINGS, INCLUDING THOSE FEELINGS THAT PERTAIN TO THE MYSTERY OF GENDER.
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.
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.
Friendship
Question:
How does one uphold the honour of the warrior whilst also meeting man in the midst of his folly?
Intelligent co-operation
7 is the very essence of intelligent co-operation, in that for any incarnation to have real meaning and purpose, there must be a fully intelligent co-operation between the dreamer and the dreamed.