WHY REFORGED SWORD?
The Broken Sword:
We all are broken and at the same time whole.
Realizing the brokenness, the wound, the crack, is the opening towards Wholeness, Oneness (Dao, Advaita).
The Reforged Sword:
The Sword = Martial Art, (Nei Jia) Tai-Ji Quan
A practice of mind and body and awareness, palpable and direct.
Internal Martial Art points from the very beginning beyond itself, beyond practice, beyond effort. But usually it needs effort, to chip away every bit of effort!
That is the forging.
For the person, who acts in the world (Jiva), this means a reforging.
Because the potential of the One, of the sword is there, the realization is like a reforging.
The reforged sword, will be stronger than before.
The sword is clear and cuts through the veils. It stands for the person being able to act wihout acting.
As soon as the One breaks, there is acting, there is war, there is effort.
Therefore every spiritual path is a martial art, that is fierce enough, to go beyond fighting. Brave enough, to allow peace, and love even within acting. (Bhagavad Gita)
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