If power begins in controlling something, then are we powerless prior to controlling?
Yes and no. We have potential, which is a power in itself, but unused and undirected potential is NOTHING.
Are we powerless prior to controlling?
I would say we are not powerless, but ignorant (Which is a version of powerlessness, I guess.)
We don't know that we have power and don't know to know to test it.
The end of all powerlessness begins with awareness.
A Samurai Warrior would learn this by practicing a meditation of sitting on the top of a mountain with his arm extended and sword pointing skyward in a position ready to fall. He would meditate on that fleeting moment when a balanced piece of metal would turn into an unpredictable falling/killing weapon. His awareness was on the potential of the weapon. When he learned that then he could study the application of it's power.
What is power? What is power like? How great is power? Where is power now?
To Know. To Will. To Dare. To Keep Silent. These were the powers of the Sphinx and they remain dormant in all of us to one degree or another.
You don't know what you don't know. Thus you must seek knowledge in whatever realm you wish to control.
You must Will and Dare to use that knowledge.
To keep silent. This is where power turns to craft. It is the most subtle application of power. So subtle it may seem that things are all happening in your favor when in fact they happen by your design.
A bolder resting precariously on a cliff, a bow string pulled tight, these have a quality of potential force, What the Chinese strategist, Sun Tsu, called "shih". With just the right action and the force is unleashed.
The silent art of power and control is to see the potential force in everything and arrange it so that, if released, it works in your favor.
The keys to this power are first to know what you want far into the future and to know it in rich and glorious detail. The next step is to develop a presice and detailed plan to your goal and to meditate upon it day in and day out. By having this constantly on your mind you will function with the greatest efficiency toward your goal.
You will see the world about and know "This action will lead me to my goal. This action will lead me nowhere."
Because of the nature of what I propose you can guess why I'm anonymous. Some people don't like the idea of real power and think of it as a kin to offering hand grenades to teenagers. That said, have a read. A lot of people find my thoughts insightful, provoking, amusing and completely off the wall.
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JK Ellis is a researcher and author on the field of mind control. He proposes that in itself mind control is neither good nor evil but a tool that can and should be used for self improvement.
The traditional reason for acquiring power is to be able to use it to control someone/thing outside oneself. Real power is realizing that potential and knowing that the true application of potential is not power over, but power within. Those who have learned that they, too, possess that internal power, do not need to use it to control others. This is often why those who seem powerful are really not. It is external control. Others have given away their own power to the "powerful" out of fear. If our goals were to learn to use that power to help our fellow beings and not try to "win" or control others, then we could use all that energy to empower the world and take back what we have given in fear to our so-called "leaders."
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Debbie Scally (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 41 comments)
on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9:40:33 AM
Learn About Power and How It Has Been Taken FromYou!
Everyone knows that the people are supposed to be able to peacefully remove bad leaders through elections, but what if those who control the machines, and their secret vote count, want bad leaders in power?
Is there another way that citizens can prevent abuse of power without resorting to violence? Yes, there is another way to hold our governors accountable without resorting to violence. If you want to find out the other civil check on government abuse of power that our Founders provided for us, then read What Happens When the People Lose the Power to Control Government and What You Can Do to Take the Power Back?http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_ada_080204_what_happens_when_th.htm
If you care about the safety of your family, read this article now, and send it to all of your contacts today. Now is the time for action!
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Mark Adams (12 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 90 comments)
on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 2:07:17 PM
