inner warriors: september 26, 2006
the Daily OM for september 25 ("stoking the fire within: awakening the inner warrior") begins:
"There are certain personality archetypes that we all carry within us, such as the inner child, the lover, and the mother. Some of these archetypes present themselves strongly, while others lay fallow. For example, there is an inner warrior in each one of us, but in some of us this warrior is underdeveloped to the point that we are unable to stand up for ourselves, even when necessary. There can be many reasons for this. We may have grown up with a parent whose warrior aspect was overdeveloped, and we responded by repressing ours completely. On the other hand, we may have grown up with parents in whom this aspect was dormant, so we never learned to awaken it in ourselves.
A warrior is someone with the strength to stand up for what he or she believes; someone who perseveres in the face of challenges and obstacles; someone who speaks and acts in the service of an ideal; someone who protects those who are too weak to fight for themselves. Regardless of the reasons for an underdeveloped inner warrior, you may begin to notice the lack of its fiery, protective presence and wish to awaken it. You may need to stand up for yourself in a certain relationship or situation, or you may have a vision you want to realize, and you know you will need the courage, energy, and strength of a warrior to succeed. Similarly, if you find that you often feel scared, anxious, or powerless, rousing this sleeping ally may be just the antidote you need."
i'm about to hike up to the monastery for 10 days of intense tibetan buddhism. my inner child is wailing; my warrior is perennially en vacance. maintaining e-mail contact is even difficult. i'm going to speak to a lama about an upgrade.
none of which is pertinent. what is pertinent is something i shared with some of you directly by e-mail yesterday. it has not rained yet today, but the last few days have dumped enough preciptation on the kathmandu valley to moisten it into a quagmire that neatly reflects my interior life. ok, so maybe it was pertinent. in any event, what i shared was this:
it isn't sunshine here. in fact it's been raining for 3 days. yesterday, this seemed to be a good reason for someone (it's never really clear who has any authority over anything here or if it's ever exercised for the public good) to shovel out into the muddy, nearby intersection the pile of refuse that was (naturally) composting at the side of the road, there being nothing here that approximates municipal garbage collection....unless you count the sacred cows who seem to subsist on it. in the ensuing downpour, the road became a gigantic sewage viaduct. this is life in suburban kathmandu. i'm learning to walk quickly, but always with an eye to what i might be about to step in. there are cows, goats, chickens, ducks, dogs--and occasionally humans--engaging in all manner of activity along the backroads northeast of the city that i presently consider to be home.
i'm off to see the wizard....
:o)
"There are certain personality archetypes that we all carry within us, such as the inner child, the lover, and the mother. Some of these archetypes present themselves strongly, while others lay fallow. For example, there is an inner warrior in each one of us, but in some of us this warrior is underdeveloped to the point that we are unable to stand up for ourselves, even when necessary. There can be many reasons for this. We may have grown up with a parent whose warrior aspect was overdeveloped, and we responded by repressing ours completely. On the other hand, we may have grown up with parents in whom this aspect was dormant, so we never learned to awaken it in ourselves.
A warrior is someone with the strength to stand up for what he or she believes; someone who perseveres in the face of challenges and obstacles; someone who speaks and acts in the service of an ideal; someone who protects those who are too weak to fight for themselves. Regardless of the reasons for an underdeveloped inner warrior, you may begin to notice the lack of its fiery, protective presence and wish to awaken it. You may need to stand up for yourself in a certain relationship or situation, or you may have a vision you want to realize, and you know you will need the courage, energy, and strength of a warrior to succeed. Similarly, if you find that you often feel scared, anxious, or powerless, rousing this sleeping ally may be just the antidote you need."
i'm about to hike up to the monastery for 10 days of intense tibetan buddhism. my inner child is wailing; my warrior is perennially en vacance. maintaining e-mail contact is even difficult. i'm going to speak to a lama about an upgrade.
none of which is pertinent. what is pertinent is something i shared with some of you directly by e-mail yesterday. it has not rained yet today, but the last few days have dumped enough preciptation on the kathmandu valley to moisten it into a quagmire that neatly reflects my interior life. ok, so maybe it was pertinent. in any event, what i shared was this:
it isn't sunshine here. in fact it's been raining for 3 days. yesterday, this seemed to be a good reason for someone (it's never really clear who has any authority over anything here or if it's ever exercised for the public good) to shovel out into the muddy, nearby intersection the pile of refuse that was (naturally) composting at the side of the road, there being nothing here that approximates municipal garbage collection....unless you count the sacred cows who seem to subsist on it. in the ensuing downpour, the road became a gigantic sewage viaduct. this is life in suburban kathmandu. i'm learning to walk quickly, but always with an eye to what i might be about to step in. there are cows, goats, chickens, ducks, dogs--and occasionally humans--engaging in all manner of activity along the backroads northeast of the city that i presently consider to be home.
i'm off to see the wizard....
:o)
posted by allan at
10:16 p.m.
1 Comments:
I hope you're having a fruitful retreat... Reading your articulate and insightful posts has me thinking I really need to get more creative with my blog. Also, you've reminded me just how easy Japan is compared to some of the places I'll be going to next, like Nepal. No one here bothers you, or really even pays any attention to you, unless they have to, and then it's always so, so polite... Anyway, I look forward to your next post! Love, Rod xo
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