The Warrior Precepts



1.   A warrior, once a warrior, will always be a warrior.  
2.   A warrior is the epitome of controlled compassion and controlled 
     violence.  
3.   A warrior speaks from the pure heart and mind, transcending the ego.  
4.   A warrior is one of great discipline.
5.   A warrior is a man of few words, refraining from speaking without reason.  
6.   A warrior has not the luxury for excuses.  
7.   A warrior recognizes the differences between the meaningful and trivial.  
8.   A warrior can never afford fear, he lives in poverty of fear.  
9.   A warrior learns how to defend before the attack.
10.  A warrior continues to develop the skills of his trade without end.
11.  A warrior seeks unity of mind, body, and spirit.
12.  A warrior understands the merits of compassion.  
13.  A warrior pursues a knowledge of all things, regardless of nature.  
14.  A warrior's profession is war, his product is peace.
15.  A warrior integrates the practice of truth within all his day to day 
     activities.
16.  A warrior sees the truth within himself, within his adversaries, within 
     the world.  
17.  A warrior is not separate from all things, but strives to flow as one
     with all things.
18.  A warrior is as water taking the shape of its container. 
19.  A warrior places the lives of those innocent and weak above himself. 
20.  A warrior knows pain, sadness, joy, and solitude. 
21.  A warrior must be awake.  

          The warrior's nature is that of the predator in the wild.  As a man
     he strives to reach above himself, his false perceptions, his 
     adversaries...
          His highest achievement is not one of victory, but one of absolute 
     truth.



                           Copyright 1997 Shadows