Warrior Servant

The following quote is from the work Lao Tzu, Hua Hu Ching.

“It is the events which keep changing. The events of the past cannot be kept. The events of the present cannot be held. The events of the future cannot be caught. But the mind is too easily possessed by such images. If the events themselves do not seize the mind, totally absorbing one’s consciousness, then the preconceptions and preoccupations of the mind prevent one’s true awareness of the event. When these deviations occur, trouble always follows.”

If you need a reason to come alive, that’s a good one right there! If our minds are not engaged, they will wander. We have busy brains! And unless a conscious effort is made, the mind has a tendency to think toward the negative. It has been our training from birth. As adults, we teach the art of negative thinking to our children. There have been few who have attained the level of using their minds for the sole purpose of experiencing the moment at hand and creation. They were/are peaceful, joyful, loving, ALIVE people.

To engage in the moment is to fully experience it, without naming, judging, or needing. When we are fully focused on ‘now’, all of our energy is used for creation. None is wasted. Our lives are productive in our service to the call. Without effort, much is done.

The warrior and the servant are one in the same. Without distinction, the desire is to serve.