Sublime

The indestructibility of vajra nature is the idea that nobody can talk you out of your commitment or your existence. Nobody can actually challenge your realization of warriorship at all.

This is a predictable characteristic of those who have matured into their dharma. We see it in every other character we’ve examined: Goodall, Thoreau, Whitman, and Frost. Rugged and common as a stone. As the inner life of the practitioner of dharma becomes more complex, the outer life becomes simpler.

His gentleness was uncompromising; because he would not compete for dominance, he was indomitable.

“Make the impossible possible, the hard easy, and the easy elegant.” — Moshe Feldenkrais “Strength that has effort in it is not what you need; you need the strength that is the result of ease.” — Ida Rolf

sought-after reservations in the world. In the film, he’s in his late eighties and still trying to perfect his art. He is described by some as being the living embodiment of the Japanese word shokunin, which is “the endless pursuit of perfection for some greater good.” I fell in love with Jiro when I watched it and became fascinated by the concept

the courage needed to engage in battle was indistinguishable from love.

Only the fool trains in order to win. The wise man trains in order to forge his Spirit. He trains in order to perfect his skill. For his craft is his life. And its refinement is his Journey. A Journey toward perfecting himself.

From that authentic presence, which comes out of nonaggression and gentleness, comes action.