Shikin Haramitsu Dai Komyo “Powerful Light of Wisdom”
Shikin has 4 dimensions:
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A merciful heart, expressing love for everything
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A sincere heart, to follow what is right
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A heart in tune with the natural order
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A heart dedicated to a chosen pursuit
Combined, these four elements produce great wisdom (Haramitsu), yielding a powerful aura (Dai Komyo). The energy emitted is like a nuclear reaction continuing forever. A ninja must penetrate the depths of knowledge for complete enlightenment.
From Ninja Secrets, Shoto Tanemura
The holidays are over, and the new academic cycle is beginning at the Bonzuko home office. Jas is settling in to a new workout schedule, and looking forward to some Hospitality classes as well as getting some requirements out of the way. Jenn is already doing her DU online classes and is looking forward to another Metro spring! Here are some of the more interesting things coming up within the next few months:
- New and improved Villains, Monsters and Foes class Jenn’s teaching at DU to their Liberal Studies grads
- Jas taking Wine Appreciation at MSCD
- New Stage Movement Class at MSCD, almost chock-full!
- RMTA 2009
- Stage Combat Club now a cross-school endeavor
- and who knows what homebrew and martial arts projects will be enjoyed
Image from the Clownlympics performance, Stage Movement Spring 2006. Kris and Chris.
Or it was, anyway. Not sure how long we’ll keep our sparkly tree up, but Jenn being the magpie she is, the sparklies will be up as long as isn’t ridiculous. Maybe they’ll be down by St. Patty’s day.
And maybe this post belongs on
TWS‘s blog instead, but heck. What do cookies have to do with the movement arts? Well, a lot if you count calories. Anyway, here’s the collection of Christmas cookies from Grandma. We don’t have a picture of Mom’s because, well, they’re all gone.
Happy Holidays once again, readers!
Hey fellow lovers of this crazy English language! A new word has entered into the dictionary. Not the American slang dictionary, no, but the real live Collins dictionary of Britain. The word is:
meh.
The dictionary defines it as, “an expression of indifference or boredom, or an adjective meaning mediocre or boring.”* Use it this week to commemorate its promotion of status into a real word. Or buy the “meh” hoodie at thinkgeek.com. I’m seriously considering it… ~Jenn