I wrote the original "Path of the Spiritual Martial Artist" over 10 years ago for Taekwondo Times Magazine . About a year later, it was also one of the first articles I published here at Integral Strength. But a lot can change in 10 years - at least, on a personal note. Although my view of Zen, martial arts, and Buddhism has not changed in the past decade, my maturing of it has changed. After all, one of the foundational views of Buddhism is impermanence, which means that everything - and I do mean everything - is constantly in flux, and, therefore, constantly changing. So I thought that it might be a good time to review this original Integral Strength article, and make changes where I see that changes need to be made. I hope you find it informative, whether or not your love is martial arts, Eastern philosophy and spirituality, or both! (By the way, I looked everywhere for the Taekwondo Times this article was originally published in. I'm sure that i
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