The Sacred Path of the Warrior

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I came across this collection of images on social media and found them to be incredibly poignant and powerful...and devastating. I've seen these patterns everywhere, and growing up before the explosion of technology has left me in a place of observing the long-term damage our attachment and obsession to technology has caused. Please take these images in (scroll down) and consider if there are patterns in your life or the lives of your loved ones, that need to be liberated from our collective prison of competition and separation. It's time to turn back towards each other, reconnect and Unify. 

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After you look at these pics, keep reading for some heart-centered guidance from myself and the Shambala Tradition of the Sacred Path of the Warrior. 

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This is the reality for so many people but the truth is, we can turn this around. We can look to see each other, from the Heart. We must remember the Truth that we are all basic goodness. It can get covered in illusion and we can get hypnotized into forgetting it. Into thinking one is more good than another. But it is one of the simple truths of humanity. Basic goodness is in us all, it is what Life is and even when our perception of this slumbers, the goodness is alive in us. It is encouraging us to break free of any internal or externally inflicted bondage.
No one can possess basic goodness, no one has more or less of it. No-one can take away the nature of Life as basic goodness. Even if you experience trauma or moments when others try to convince you otherwise, you are still basic goodness. When you can recognize and feel this, you can surrender yourself to your own Heart in a profound way and be reborn into compassion and bravery.
This is the path of becoming a Warrior. It is not a path of fighting or violence. It is a path of seeing, knowing, and accepting the pain in the world and in the hearts of your fellow human beings. Seeing the suffering and sitting in the great heart of sadness with what feels, at times, like unbearable compassion, patience and giving, giving from your Heart that is overflowing with Love. Giving of your kindness, your care, your clear awareness, whatever the moment calls you for, in order to create harmony and freedom from illusion.