beneath death

When the elements wanted to become an embodying, "Death became the out-breath, and entered the navel (Aitareya Upanishad). The warrior of spirit (life force) centers in the body just below the place of death entry [tantien (Chinese), hara (Japanese), the one-point). One is not above death. One is beneath it. No fear. No hesitation.

two energies combine as one

tyger tyger burning bright

There is an old story of a tiger cub found and raised by goats. The goats taught him to eat grass and to bleat. One day an old male tiger came by. The goats scattered. The cub stood there alone. The older tiger said, WTF you think you doing? Come with me! The young tiger was given tiger food. His body transformed. He roared with energetic awareness. No goat no more.