The essence of Ju-Te is like wate
It flows around what it does not need to break.
It does not force itself.
That is also the way of Christ — love and gentleness, not anger or revenge.
Hardness has a place. In the beginning we learn it so we can understand softness. Softness is not weakness. Softness is the start of speed, of clean intent, and of seeing an attack before it fully arrives.
Forced acceptance is domination. That is not Ju-Te, and it is not the flow of water.
When ego is set aside, we listen with the heart. We forgive because we have first received grace. Peace is not a mood we wait for. It is generated in prayer, in stillness, and in honest practice.
A new teaching essay is up:
The Essence of Ju-Te: Water, Grace, and the Gentle Hand

If this speaks to you, sit with it. Let the rock stay a rock. Be the water.
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Shibata Dojo · The Ju-Te Chapel
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