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Mary Malmros wrote:
That was my suggestion, Daren. He threw you a softball
So, I guess the question would be more like "Do you have to have the power to harm before you can develop benevolence?"
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Reading it as it pertains to aikido I'm not completely clear on the benevolence side of things...
If we mean simply to act charitable or in a good fashion I think the answer is no; we can offer to train with a new person even though we were really looking forward to training with that person who really tests us, lend someone a belt as they forgot theirs, give away a hakama we no longer use for someone who needs one etc etc.
Or is the benevolence in question with reference to the actual execution of our aikido practice/technique/principal in action?