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The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja: Mastering the Four Gates to Freedom

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About the Book

Explains how the initiatory practices of the Ninja can be used to achieve self-mastery

• Uses the five human archetypes of lover, seeker, magus, soul warrior, and mystic

• Shows how to access kuji-kiri, the positive energy of the Ninja Godai, to dispel fear, disempowerment, and soul fatigue

The Ninja are a mysterious warrior elite said to be so spiritually advanced they knew the mind and will of God. Regarded with awe as masters of invisibility and “warriors of the shadow-self,” their legendary skills include the ability to command the elements and transform themselves into Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Void--the nothingness from which all things stem. In this book Ross Heaven reveals the training exercises and mental discipline used by the Ninja to develop these extraordinary physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual skills.

Central to Ninja philosophy is the understanding that there is no higher power than the actualized human being. The Ninja believe there are four gates to freedom, and to pass through them we must overcome four initiatory ordeals. Succeeding at these enables us to combat fear, find true power, clarify our vision, and overcome the soul fatigue that is at the root of our personal and social problems in order to embrace our positive energies and realize our talents.

Ross Heaven guides us through these four gateways with exercises and initiations that utilize the energy of the lover, seeker, magus, soul warrior, and mystic as well as dealing with their shadow manifestations that may be causing problems in our lives. We learn how to break the destructive habits of the past and create a bushido, a personal code to live by. Without initiation, we cannot access and channel our energies; they remain uncontrolled or even work against us. Ross Heaven provides the key that allows us to turn these elemental forces into allies.

Table of Contents:
Foreword: The Four Gates to Freedom
by Mark Atkinson

Preface: In the Beginning . . .

Introduction: Who Were the Ninja?

one The Initiation into Being: Boldness Has Genius
--Beginning the Journey of this Book

two The Map of the Four Gates

FACING THE FEAR, WALKING ON FIRE

three Ka (Fire): The Lover Meets Fear
--The Origins of Anxiety
Exercise 1--Shibou: The Conception Journey

four Fear, Free Will, and Freedom
--Seeing Fear for What It Is
Exercise 2--Wagami (Myself): Descriptions of You
Exercise 3--Meeting the First Fear
Exercise 4--Kineshioroji: Exploring the Body’s Truth

five The Initiation of the Lover: Burning Through
--Techniques for Overcoming Fear
Exercise 5--Your Fear Mentor
Exercise 6--Chambara: Playing a Role in the Theater of the Absurd
Exercise 7--Fire Movement
Exercise 8--The Inventory: Burning Away the Past
Exercise 9--The Breath of Fire

BREATHING WATER

six Sui (Water): Dreams of Power and the Seeker’s Quest
--On the Nature of Power
Exercise 10--Your Life Mission

seven The Initiation of the Seeker
--Techniques for Recovering Power and Finding Purpose
Exercise 11--The People Who Press Your Buttons
Exercise 12--Cutting Ties to the Past
Exercise 13--The Worst-Case Scenario
Exercise 14--Understanding Your Emotions
Exercise 15--Cloud Gazing and Water Breathing: Sensing the Flow

INTO THIN AIR

eight Fu (Air): The Magus Facing Confusion
--Faith Versus “Truth”
Exercise 16--Konpaku: Meeting Your Soul-Self

nine The Initiation of the Magus: Letting Go of Confusion
--Techniques of Clarity
Exercise 17--The Two Roads
Exercise 18--Breaking Habits
Exercise 19--The Hooks of the Past
Exercise 20--Making Bushido

KNOWING THE EARTH

ten
Chi (Earth): The Soul Warrior’s Fatigue
--Avoiding the Wide Arms of Sleep
Exercise 21--Ankokutoshijutsu: Deprived of Life
Exercise 22--Creating an Active Kami-Dama

eleven The Initiation of the Soul Warrior: Staying Awake
--Techniques for Overcoming Soul Fatigue
Exercise 23--Reconnection
Exercise 24--Earth Stone Meditation
Exercise 25--Restoring Your Soul

MAKING LIFE YOUR ARTFORM

twelve Ku (Void): Spiraling into the Void
--Through the Gates for the First Time--Becoming the Mystic and Elder
Exercise 26--You Are All There Is
Exercise 27--Hearing the Primal Self
Exercise 28--The Kuji-In for the Void
Exercise 29--Finding Your Song

Notes

Workshops, Books, Tapes, and Trips by Ross Heaven

Acknowledgments and Thanks

Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781594776632
  • Publisher: Destiny Books,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Destiny Books,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1594776636
  • Publisher Date: 13 Mar 2006
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Sub Title: Mastering the Four Gates to Freedom


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