“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and…
Every dojang has an ethical code of conduct for students. It is an intrinsic part of practicing martial arts to abide by this code. In other words, it’s basic ninja wisdom to honor your vows. Since I’m practicing the paramita of aspiration this month, I’ve been…
The eighth paramita, pranidhana, generally means aspiration. More specifically, it means spiritual aspiration. It is a sense of spiritual resolve or commitment. So pranidhana is often described and lived into through vows and prayers. It makes sense that the Tibetan word for this paramita is monlam,…