The Warrior's Path

There are only two paths in life to choose from. One is the carefully examined life of the warrior who follows a path of righteousness in service to Spirit by design, while patiently waiting to return from whence he came. The warrior understands what he is waiting for. Then there are those who tire and lose faith and patience with the examined life. They follow a heartless path that revolves around their own personal history. Everything is personal for those who give up.

The warrior knows that nothing can befall us except for what we consciously choose to experience. There is no fear on the path with a heart. Ultimate freedom comes from surrendering choice, paradoxically, and yielding the personal to the Divine Rule. It is the self-importance of the ordinary man that destroys his spiritual energy. Without a warrior's self discipline, self-importance gradually reduces the average man to a self-indulgent, pitiful, spineless creature waiting in fear to die.

Anonymity and obscurity are the greatest treasure and most powerful weapon of the warrior, When you cease the struggle, you surrender to nothingness before your time. There are no second chances when facing the unknowable powers of the Universe. The warrior's path connects one to a Universe that is always full of challenge, but one that can only be followed alone. Only through discipline can one learn detachment.

A warrior tunes himself through arduous discipline. Without false hopes, he faces death as the next stage in his travel along the path. A warrior's life is based upon impeccability instead of faith. Each action plays a role in determining whether total freedom (heaven) is ever achieved.

~inspired by the teachings of Don Juan Matus