Bind, Blend, and Realize

Black-Nosed Buddha

Imam Raharja — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:53:34 +0000

A nun who was searching for enlightenment made a statue of Buddha and covered it with gold leaf. Wherever she went she carried this golden Buddha with her.

Years passed and, still carrying her Buddha, the nun came to live in a small temple in a country where there were many Buddhas, each one with its own particular shrine.

The nun wished to burn incense before her golden Buddha. Not liking the idea of the perfume straying to others, she devised a funnel through which the smoke would ascend only to her statue. This blackened the nose of the golden Buddha, making it especially ugly.

Seorang Bikhu yang sedang mencari pencerahan membuat sebuah patung Buddha dan melapisinya dengan lembaran emas. Kemanapun ia pergi, ia selalu membawa patung tersebut.

Waktu berlalu dan, masih bersama patungnya, sang Bikhu hidup di sebuah kuil di pedesaan, dimana terdapat banyak patung Buddha dan setiap patung memiliki altarnya masing-masing.

Sang Bikhu bermaksud untuk membakar dupa bagi patung Buddha-nya. Tidak ingin agar asap wewangiannya tersebar ke patung lain, ia membuat sebuah pipa, agar asap dupa hanya berhembus ke patungnya sendiri. Ini kemudian menyebabkan hidung patung Buddha emas tersebut menjadi hitam, membuatnya terlihat buruk rupa.

Peace

Imam Raharja — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:33:33 +0000

First,

Make peace with your soul

And then,

Your soul will make peace with each other

In-Yo

Imam Raharja — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:08:01 +0000

When your opponent
Shows yang in his
Right hand
Guide him with
The yin of your left hand

(Morihei Ueshiba)

Harmonize

Imam Raharja — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:56:51 +0000

When your opponent comes

Greet him

When he goes

Send him on his way

When opposed

Immediately harmonize

Five plus five is ten

Two plus eight is ten

Use that principle

To harmonize with any force

(Kiichi Hogen)

Kekosongan

Imam Raharja — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:41:06 +0000

Jika engkau tidak menghubungkan dirimu pada kekosongan sejati

Engkau tidak akan pernah mengerti

Seni damai

(Ueshiba Morihei)

Link to www.aikidojournal.com

Imam Raharja — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:47:36 +0000

Kabar gembira bagi teman-teman praktisi sekalian,

Kemarin melalui email, penulis telah mendapatkan izin untuk menerjemahkan artikel-artikel yang dimuat online di aikidojournal.com dari Mr. Stanley Pranin. Penulis berharap kemurahan hati dari Mr. Pranin dapat memberikan kontribusi besar bagi perkembangan Aikido di Jogja. Tunggu update terbarunya untuk edisi perdana artikel versi bahasa Indonesia, yang diambil dari situs aikidojournal.com.

Onegaishimasu,

Penulis

No Sword

Imam Raharja — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:41:19 +0000

Under my teaching

You will require

No sword

(Kamiizumi Ise-no-kami Fujiwara-no-Nobutsuna, founder of Shinkage-ryu)

Persuasion

Imam Raharja — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:54:03 +0000

With only the will to move

My enemies

Turned to allies

Blend In

Imam Raharja — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:06:08 +0000

In a single step

Straight into the shadow

I brought peace

Circle of Life

Imam Raharja — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:44:38 +0000

In infinite circle

I embrace the oppositions

(Pic source: aikidopalma.com)

And send them on their way