A Man of Knowledge does not have anything to teach in the conventional sense of the word, does not have anything to give or add to you, such as new information, beliefs, or rules of conduct. The only function of such a Man of Knowledge is to help you remove that which separates you from the totality of yourself, as well as the truth of who you already are and what you already know.
The Man of Knowledge is here to uncover and reveal to you that dimension of yourself that is infinite. If you come to a Man of Knowledge searching for books or blog posts, etc., looking for stimulating ideas, theories, beliefs, intellectual discussions, then you will be disappointed. In other words, if you are looking for food for thought, you won't find it. And you will miss the very essence of the teaching, the essence of the warrior’s way, which is not in the words but within yourself. It is good to remember that, to feel that, as you listen to the great Spirit as it continuously whispers to you.
Words are no more than signposts. That to which they point is not to be found within the realm of thought, but a dimension within yourself that is deeper, and infinitely vaster than thought. A vibrantly alive internal silence and peace are a few of the characteristics of that dimension. So, whenever you feel inner silence arising, and a connection with the Spirit as you read, these posts are doing their work and fulfilling its function as your teacher. They are reminding you of who you are and pointing the way back home; your infinite connection with the great Spirit.
These Warrior’s Log posts are not to be read one after another and then be done with them. Live with them. Visit them frequently. And, more importantly, click-away from them frequently. Or, spend more time contemplating the posts than clicking through them. Many readers will feel naturally inclined to stop reading after each post, to pause, reflect, become one with the information the Spirit is pointing to. It is always more helpful and more important to stop reading than to continue reading. Allow the posts to do their work, to awaken you from the old grooves of your repetitive and conditioned thinking.
The form of these Warrior’s Log posts can be seen as a revival for the present age of the oldest form of recorded spiritual teachings, the sutras of ancient India. Sutras are powerful pointers to the truth in the form of aphorisms or short sayings with little conceptual elaboration. The Vedas and Upanishads are the early sacred teachings recorded in the form of sutras, as are the words of the Buddha. The sayings and parables of Jesus, too, when taken out of their narrative context could be regarded as sutras as well as the profound teachings contained in the Tao Te Ching, the ancient Chinese book of wisdom.
The advantage of the sutra form lies in its brevity. It does not engage the thinking mind more than is necessary. What it doesn't say, but only points to, is more important than what it says.
The sutra-like character, of the writings in these Warrior’s Log posts, is particularly marked in the first couple of posts, which contains only the briefest of entries. These posts contain the essence of the entire Warrior’s Log topic, and may be all that some readers require. The other posts are here for those who need a few more signposts.
Just like the ancient sutras, the writings contained within these specific posts are sacred and have come out of a state of second attention awareness we may call stillness of the Spirit. Unlike those sutras, however, they don't belong to any one religion or spiritual tradition, but are immediately accessible to the whole of humanity. Especially those interested in the warrior’s way or those just choosing impeccability.
There is also an added sense of urgency here. The transformation of human consciousness is no longer a luxury, so to speak, available only to a few, isolated individuals, but a necessity if human kind is not to destroy itself. At the present time, the dysfunction of the old consciousness and the arising of the new are both accelerating. Paradoxically, things are getting worse and better at the same time, although the worse is more apparent because it makes so much noise.
These Warrior’s Log posts, of course, uses words that in the act of reading, become thoughts in your mind. But those are not ordinary thoughts: repetitive, noisy, self-serving, clamoring for attention.
Just like every true spiritual teacher, such as a Man of Knowledge, just like the ancient sutras, the thoughts within these posts don't say “look at me", but “look beyond me.” Because these thoughts came from the great Spirit, they have power, the power to take you back into the same great infinity from which they arose. That energy of the Spirit is also inner peace; a silent internal dialogue. And that great Spirit and peace are the essence of your being. It is the great Spirit that will save and transform the world as well!
Warrior of Lite
