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Old 06-20-2007, 08:20 AM   #79
jennifer paige smith
 
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?

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Dalen Johnson wrote: View Post
Its what you make it.
For me (again Im new, but still) it is a spiritual practice - as its my focus, and Im approaching everything about the art from that aspect.

So, for me I am able to work on relaxing and patience and being present in the moment and taking the 'good' from it I can.
(Instead of limiting myself by the 'cant-do's' that would be so easy to do.)

So for me it is 'spiritual'.

Kind of like the question in the other thread of 'whose the master in aikido' - you are. Its your take on the art and how you adapt it to yourself. Otherwise your the follower (if your not the master)

Peace

Dalen
I recognize the rhetorical nature of my upcoming post. It is meant as a device to express my experience as Uke to the art of Aikido.

What if 'myself' is changd by the art? What if I come 'empty'to practice and adapt my life to a new model as a result of exposure to whole concepts? What if Aikido is and was a better way to live positively and reframe my life view? What if, by letting go of my previous concepts, I could become more of myself and increase my capacities?
This is what Aikido has delivered to me.

Jennifer Paige Smith
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