Category: meditation
Mediation of the Week: Obedience to Parents
Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy and respect. Tang Soo Do’s second code uses the term “parents.” I want you to expand the definition of “parent” to imply father, mother, teachers, elders, and instructors, and supervisors. It is respect for others–esteem, honor, and… Continue Reading “Mediation of the Week: Obedience to Parents”
Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country
The first of the Five Codes of Tang Soo Do is Loyalty to Country. Irrespective of whether one is a born citizen, or whether citizenship is gained later in life – having “loyalty to country” allows one to truly appreciate and love one’s homeland. Rebellion… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Loyalty to Country”
Meditation: Indomitable Spirit
MEDITATION: INDOMITABLE SPIRIT. An indomitable spirit is a tenacious strength to persevere, and to rise above one’s self.
Meditation of the Week: Humility
“Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self. It is not humility for a man to think less of himself than he ought, though it might rather puzzle him to do that.” ~ Charles Spurgeon There is humility in recognizing the gifts… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week: Humility”
Meditation of the Week – Self Control
“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Proverbs 25:28 Gichin Funakoshi, the famed father of modern karate, repeatedly pointed out that the first purpose in pursuing a martial art is the nurturing of a sublime spirit and a spirit… Continue Reading “Meditation of the Week – Self Control”
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