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Old 11-18-2005, 08:35 AM   #1
Erick Mead
 
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Experiences with Fudoshin - Suigetsu?

I am intrigued with exploring personal training experiences of Fudoshin -- immovable heart, and Suigetsu -- moon on water. These concepts seem very much related to me, although they are different in perspective.

The image of Fudo (Myo-O) holds both a sword -- to cut off fixations of desire, and a rope -- to bind flights of desire. You neither fix on an immediate problem, nor chase things out of reach.

The image of Suigetsu is a reflection of moon in water; no matter how you advance or retreat, it neither recedes nor advances -- perfection in maai: you strike, it dissipates -- and reappears as though never struck.

What personal experiences in training have you had in learning or applying techniques that demonstrated these, or helped you to grasp them ?

I'll chime in with my own if the discussion is of interest.

Cordially,
Erick Mead
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