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Mushin
Mushin
Don’t forget for you were enlightened
When nerves tempt over the serpent doth grin
Thy thoughts a tempest – The snake a storm
Clouds shall enthrall, safeguard your core
The venom it taints your mind the fruit
That monotonous song so stoically shall leer
Your thoughts constrain, Satan 'tis ever near
The sea ahead too deep, destruction creeps rear
Hark! You were trained - so have not fear
Breath deep - be lax, the sea hath split
Fit but formless - flowing - adapting like water
Your foe he chants, strike as a metronome
You’ll relish in victory, a David amongst Goliaths
So forget all dear partisan, for you are enlightened
I liked it. It took me on a
I liked it. It took me on a ride through my imagination.
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Thanks, I'm glad you liked
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
First of all ... A wonderful
First of all ... A wonderful thing that you are focusing on the literary aspects that a martial system naturally provides.
Secondly, a state of Zen .. or as in this case a state of no-mindedness , the warrior ( artist ) is impartial to any extremes of emotion be it joy, anger, relief, fear .. It's Just like a free flowing water ... Subtle, eternal and yet adapting to where it flows. I can understand the 'relish in victory' aspect although since this poem is about 'Mushin' I thought it was a wee bit not in sync with the concept .. ( but maybe that's just me ) .
Incidentally .. Have had a slight amateur training in Kalaripayattu .. and ancient martial art practiced in India although thankfully have never been in any position to demonstrate it physically ..
He who knoweth himself ... knoweth the world ....
Kalaripayattu, extremely rare
Kalaripayattu, extremely rare in the United States... In retrospect, most of the second half of this poem was not technically in sync with the concept of mushin. I'll do a better job of savoring the themes of my poems in the future. Thanks!
If A Tree Falls
...in a forest and Confucious goes on a journey, will the mantra survive the repetition of forms - or will karma and dharma fight on the plane of an existential dramatic dream of thy(s)? The koan will take years - Lady A