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What breaks strong men & women....the toughest journey there is
Some people believe that meditation, inner development, chi-gong, energy-practices, real yoga, are for ¨softies¨, ¨luxuries for the rich¨, ¨not serious¨, for ¨weak people¨, ¨not a challenge¨, or mean ¨nothing compared to real martial arts¨ for example
Exactly the opposite is the truth:
- i have seen grown strong well trained men break and cry after having to confront their own inner pains for a couple of days alone. Literally crying in my arms when they would do a retreat on my mountain in a cabin, alone, and after a couple of days it was too much
- dark room retreat, for example 10 days in the dark fasted, or even longer as some sages do, is one of the toughest thing a human can do, trust me, i have done many challenges in my life, but my yearly dark room retreat is tough, especially the first couple of days. put any health or longevity guru a couple of days alone in the dark, and mark my words, there will be nothing left of that so called healthy body or mind after 72 hours
- facing one´s inner demons alone, in some remote cabin, with no social contact, while de-constructing one´s ego or sense of self, is not just a tough journey, it is simply incredibly painful since your sense of self will fight back at every turn. It is profoundly frustrating, which is the point as well, so frustrating that at one point the mind gives up and liberation happens
- real zen monasteries, retreat places, have such a high fall-out rate since it simply takes a very strong character to keep up with the rhythm of looking inside every day for months or years on end. The tension builds and builds and builds, until the dam breaks and liberation happens, but very few can handle that tension or have the determination to keep going
- the fact hat inner development can even emotionally open up some of the strongest martial artists, or fighters, is that fighting is one thing, but liberating one´s blocked up emotions and energy is another thing. Fighting with muscles and tendons is different than cultivating one´s energy to deeper levels
- even my recluse monk friend, who sits in silence every day for 6 hours, and is the kindest person i know, is a total no-bullsh*t person. He helps people, but does not waste his time on distraction, stupidity, or teaching disciples that are weak or undisciplined, extreme compassion flows from extreme inner strength
- even in my own case, people are surprised when they meet me in person how kind i can be, but within a second be very tough as well, not in a violent way, but in a no bullsh*t, no pretending way. You want to be serious about inner development, fine, happy to hear and help, but don´t waste my time with pretending or being weak or fake
- as shared in the story about my taoist master, training was very tough and only few students could stand being with him for more than a month. Non-stop training in taoist arts and cultivating energy-abilities is simply very tough if one is not used to it
- truth is, that in the end, the toughest journey is not to scale mount everest, or dive the deepest cave, but to face yourself, head on, alone. Figuring out what is the ¨I¨ remains the toughest journey there is, and if you finish it, you will possess not just true liberation, but also mental and energetic strength that the vast majority of humans will never possess.
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