A Warrior of Light Balances Solitude and Dependence

This past weekend I was reminded of the importance of community. I think the competitive nature of our Western society has a tendency to create a sense of isolation from each other. We find ourselves stretched too thin, having to take care of everything alone, needing to be perpetually hyper-vigilant, invulnerable and strong – especially in the world of business.

Eventually this becomes exhausting and results in burn-out.

I’ve been feeling rather burned out lately from the tech scene, and took a trip with my friends to a gathering at a community called Kayumari.

The Kayumari community is responsible for the creation of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, an alliance of 13 medicine women who are catalyzing international recognition of indigenous traditions through prayer, peacemaking, healing and global activism.

It’s been many months since I’ve had a chance to visit Kayumari – it’s located at the foothills of Yosemite, which make its rather challenging for me to get to. The land there is beautiful, wild, and untamed. The community is, sadly, leaving this location.

Here I was reminded that the support of one’s friends and family is indeed beautiful and necessary for personal well-being, and that one should never feel weak for having to seek it.

I am grateful to have a connection with this incredible community of people who are committed to honoring and preserving indigenous wisdom traditions.

Thus, the quote of the day from Paulo Coehlo’s Manual of the Warrior of Light is:

When a warrior is a victim of some injustice, he usually tries to be alone, in order not to show his pain to others.

This is both good and bad.

It is one thing to allow one’s heart to heal its wounds slowly, but it is quite another to sit all day in deep contemplation for fear of seeming weak.

Inside each of us there lives an angel and a devil, and their voices are very alike. Confronted by a problem, the devil encourages that solitary conversation, trying to show us how vulnerable we are. The angel makes us reflect upon our attitudes and occasionally needs someone else’s mouth to reveal itself.

A warrior balances solitude and dependence.

Shelly and Bob Boyle, one of the wisest and kindest souls alive.

Marlo, soaking in the cool river – where you can still pan for gold.

[tags]kayumari, manual of the warrior of light, paulo coehlo, indigenous wisdom traditions, international council of 13 indigenous grandmothers, grandmothers council, lorna li[/tags]

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One Response to “A Warrior of Light Balances Solitude and Dependence”

1. Marcos Cafe Says:
   September 5th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

   Greetings Dear Ones,
   My name is Marcos, I live in a small villige in the Sierra Madres of Oaxaca.
   I had the great fortune to sit up with Bob in Williams Or. along with Brother Timothy White.

   I would like to connect with Bob if Possible.
   He coule write me at http://www.walikinglightly@gmail.com
   Im sorry to here that the Kayumari community is relocating,were to?

   Hope to connect.

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