Grand Opus: The End of Shadows 0005

Chapter One:  The Open Mind

E. Palm Strike Defense and Peace

Having settled the nature of Nature,
the nurturing of the soul,
and the rudiments of reality,
before we move on to Chapter Two,
we must settle the doggeries of Boundary
and the defense of Person and Property.

In all things, give.  Freely.
If you cannot give, then give nothing.

This being said, if you must,
if the end of giving has come,
then be steadfast.

To analyze this, think of ownership
and personal space as illusions.

In an emergency, would you not
share all that you have with another?
In this way otherness does not exist.
Think then of this moment as expanding.
Would you put your fist into a flame?

Expand this thought and combine it
with the previous:  Do not put another
into any flame, do not anger
or diminish another in any way.
Giving freely allows the other
to be yourself.  

If this is not the case,
and you are under attack,
study the hand, its 64 positions.

It's construction is immense.
The foot, the knee, the leg,
the head, the elbow….all of these
are special in their own way,
but it is the palm alone that has
this singular power: the Palm Strike.

The power of the word, the word of bond,
the truth of walking the circle of life,
and at the end, the handshake, Ba Gua,
the palm within its zone.  Study this.

The hand is the handle of the soul.
If you will learn to handle all
with care and justice, you will have
understood my meaning, Offspring.

Sooth the cheek of your beginning,
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