of course the absolute truth does not exclude painful things that do exist/ or in their illusion of existence, do cause suffering, which exists. but the energy that comes from fighting, trying to defeat another being through strength, speed, trickery, absorption of their strength, is that not antithetical to progress on the path of the 4th noble truth: Path of Accumulation, Path of Preparation, Path of Seeing, Path of Meditation, and Path of No More Learning ?
of course, nothing is absolutely true ))) (that i write), so surely there are exceptions, where fighting is actually good on the path. but in my life, I have not ever found that. have you? like, maybe you got something "off your chest"? and that catharsis somehow helped others as well, in its sheer honesty? Or maybe you kill one person, and save him/her from killing 1000 people? just guessing, again, not my experience. i only know things that are like silence, acceptance, warm-hearted caring, disappearing/loosing self/self-centered perspective, reappearing as consumed by another/within their suffering, etc... but fighting? works too for Buddhist goals?
Sentient Light wrote:Do we have a kung fu thread? I think this sort of stuff can be interesting to discuss, particularly as it pertains to Buddhism. My father is a võ sư in Võ Bình Định and was even a combat instructor in the South Vietnamese military; kung fu as it pertains to Buddhism is really interesting to me, especially as more and more of my dharma practice is combined with my martial arts practice, and seeing the example my father set in that regard.Rishin wrote:
That begs the question of proper development of target acquisition and power during training. Not to mention distancing, timing, appropriate use of force for a given situation, and a whole host of other things.
There's a lot in your comment I could go into but I think it would be too far off topic so I shall leave it.