http://www.aikidonotes.com/2012/04/redirecting-force-off-mat.html
The above article was written by me, regarding a life application of spiritualizing Aikido to daily life. The problem I was mentioning, was that of being compelled to do something we don't want to do.
In Aikido we don't use force to combat force, but instead redirect force. Which is what the article is about. What the article there doesn't go into, is how to grow spiritually, to diminish the problem in the first place.
There are many practices that take us out of our self (or extend our selves) to get our attention in a larger view. This nullifies the Ego... Desires... Anger...
Things such as:
Asana Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Gyana Yoga
Meditation
Mudra's for various problems (such as the Mahamudra for handing unwanted desires)
and so forth.
It's not just enough to have a method of fighting a problem, one must also have a technique of expansion... to find a path to God. By doing this, the internal problems and desires will slowly subside.
The above article was written by me, regarding a life application of spiritualizing Aikido to daily life. The problem I was mentioning, was that of being compelled to do something we don't want to do.
In Aikido we don't use force to combat force, but instead redirect force. Which is what the article is about. What the article there doesn't go into, is how to grow spiritually, to diminish the problem in the first place.
There are many practices that take us out of our self (or extend our selves) to get our attention in a larger view. This nullifies the Ego... Desires... Anger...
Things such as:
Asana Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Gyana Yoga
Meditation
Mudra's for various problems (such as the Mahamudra for handing unwanted desires)
and so forth.
It's not just enough to have a method of fighting a problem, one must also have a technique of expansion... to find a path to God. By doing this, the internal problems and desires will slowly subside.
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