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06-08-2007, 01:02 PM
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Dojo: Big Green Drum (W. Florida Aikikai)
Location: West Florida
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Alex Kelly wrote:
I'm also an atheist and feel the same way.
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Why, then, I wonder, did you use His Name?
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Alex Kelly wrote:
I' [A]m ...
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Cordially,
Erick Mead
一隻狗可久里馬房但他也不是馬的.
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06-08-2007, 01:09 PM
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#77
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Erick Mead wrote:
Why, then, I wonder, did you use His Name?
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lol
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06-19-2007, 04:40 AM
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#78
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Dojo: Karcag Aikido Club
Location: Karcag
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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
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06-20-2007, 08:20 AM
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#79
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Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
Location: Santa Cruz
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Dalen Johnson wrote:
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
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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.
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Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
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06-20-2007, 08:23 AM
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Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
Location: Santa Cruz
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Dalen Johnson wrote:
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
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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? Then I am both the master and the follower, yet neither because I am simply being Jen.
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Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
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07-09-2007, 09:41 AM
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
The same applies for me in many activities: running, swimming, skiing, hiking, cooking, taking walks through the city, listening to music...
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07-09-2007, 10:58 AM
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Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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The same applies for me in many activities: running, swimming, skiing, hiking, cooking, taking walks through the city, listening to music...
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Exactly. Threads of universal fabric can weave themselves into our lives in many ways. Awareness of their presence brings us peace and education into their function brings us courage.
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Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
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07-12-2007, 08:32 AM
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Dojo: yudokan
Location: salonika
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
aikido gives a spiritual way of life to those who are looking for something like that i've met many aikidokas who are not at all "spiritual" & though are very good in completing the techniques you cant feel the exchange of ki
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07-26-2007, 09:07 AM
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Dojo: Confluence Aiki-Dojo / Santa Cruz Sword Club
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Paulo Gomes wrote:
aikido gives a spiritual way of life to those who are looking for something like that i've met many aikidokas who are not at all "spiritual" & though are very good in completing the techniques you cant feel the exchange of ki
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I've met many spiritual people who would never call themselves that. They simply are themselves, deeply.
I think of 'spirituality' as a simple ladder. You don't yell out "Hey, I'm a 'ladder-stander'." the whole time you're up there. And you generelly don't announce or even notice that it is cool that you are climbing up. You just have a different place to operate from and it is fairly mundane. When you're done for the day you put your feet on the ground where you first started and prepare for your next project. You just get a little more adept at the transition with practice. No bells and whistles....just a little more proficient than when you started.
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Jennifer Paige Smith
Confluence Aikido Systems
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07-26-2007, 09:11 PM
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Dojo: Erik Calderon's Martial Arts Program
Location: Houston, TX
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Re: Is aikido a spiritual practice ?
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Jennifer Smith wrote:
I've met many spiritual people who would never call themselves that. They simply are themselves, deeply.
I think of 'spirituality' as a simple ladder. You don't yell out "Hey, I'm a 'ladder-stander'." the whole time you're up there. And you generelly don't announce or even notice that it is cool that you are climbing up. You just have a different place to operate from and it is fairly mundane. When you're done for the day you put your feet on the ground where you first started and prepare for your next project. You just get a little more adept at the transition with practice. No bells and whistles....just a little more proficient than when you started.
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So true......Those that are, the ones that don't call themselves, are a wonderful pleasure to be around.
Erik Calderon
http://www.shinkikan.com
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