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Old 08-28-2008, 03:09 PM   #6
Will Prusner
 
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Re: Fear-based to Love-based

This reminds me of something i read in some sort of samurai text (can't remember where). Basically, just because you have to kill the enemy doesn't mean you should view them with anger and hatred, on the contrary, your enemy should be viewed with love and compassion and respect. I also remember reading, I think in "Hagakure", that one should exist with so much compassion that it should feel as if one's chest is about to burst.

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I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration...

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