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A MIND LIKE WATER/Video

Despite the teachings of Semantics, most people believe that the word is the thing. There are names for just about every thing or concept. People become trapped in a world made strong by walls built of thought. When What is Enlightenment? magazine interviewed Zen master, Vernon Kitabu Turner (Kitabu Roshi) some years ago, one thing became clear in the  17 page article. His teachings were based on a living experience which kept on breathing. He could demonstrate what he spoke about through his own body/mind. The field where this "Mind like water" experience was most apparent was in the action-driven world of the Martial arts. Kitabu Roshi was able to rely on the liquidity of  "Mind like water," or Mushin -(No-Mind) to circumvent, re-drect or outright defeat seasoned experts and masters with  minimum or no-effort, all, without causing a single bit of harm to the opponent. He could do this over and over again. Of course, there were those who read the article who were skeptical or just did not believe that a person born in the West had achieved No-Mind status. There were others who felt in their spirits that something extraordinary was going on. Among them was Aikido Master, Patrick Cassidy, then of Aikido Fresno. He invited Kitabu Roshi to fly to California and conduct a three-day seminar and demonstration of what he taught. Ten hours of video was shot by the seminar sponsors.  Now you can see what happened live in the present of masters in this video edited for time only. Video shipped to your address.

From an Amazon Customer's reviews:

This is an incredible book by a profound author. At first I picked it up because I enjoyed reading about his awakening into martial artistry with no formal training, defending potential victims from violent gangs, meeting with a Zen Master and learning meditation training-- and then, much like the founder of aikido, culminating his combined training into the instantaneous realization of what martial arts are really about. . . and then giving many demonstrations in which he defeats martial arts masters WITH ONE FINGER, earning a Ronin (masterless warrior) award from the BUDO council and a 4th degree black belt in Aiki-jutsu. And doing it all while remaining as humble, benevolent, and loving a person as you will ever meet.

Then I got past the amusing anecdotes and listened to what he had to say about how he got to them, and what he learned in the process. I read the entire book in a single sitting; it blew me away, and immediately assisted me in making some tough decisions with courage. I look forward to finding out what will happen when I try the exercises (Dancing to No-Music, Wingspan Theory, counting breaths, etc.) he suggests.

While this book does dive deeply into Zen, that should not frighten away Christians-- Zen is not a religion (Buddhism is), and Turner comes from a very strong Baptist background. This book is also not a self-help book, and you will not put it down and be able to defeat skilled martial artists with one finger-- you'll have to put forth the effort. But _Soul Sword_ does illustrate what true martial artists are still trying to get across to the public-- it's not about arrogance and violence; it's about humility and love.

Zafir faces the "new dawn."