THE THIRD ENEMY OF MAN

 He  has also come across his third enemy POWER. Power is the strongest of all enemies. Naturally the easiest thing to do is to give in; after all the warrior is truly invincible. He commands; he begins by taking calculated risks, and ends in making rules, because he is the master. A warrior at this stage hardly notices his third enemy closing in on him. Suddenly, with out knowing he will certainly have lost the battle. His enemy will have turned him into a cruel, capricious man.
 Will this man lose his power? No he will never lose his clarity or his power. What will distinguishes him from being a man of knowledge is that a man who is defeated by power dies without really knowing how to handle it. Power is only a burden on his fate. Such a man has no command over himself, and cannot tell when or how to use the power
 Many ask if this defeat by the enemies is a final defeat? Of course it is a final defeat. Once one of the enemies over powers a man there is nothing he can do. Once a man gives in he is through. But if he is only temporarily blinded by power and then refuses it, That means the battle is still on. That means he is still trying to become a man of knowledge. A warrior is defeated only when he no longer tries, and abandons himself. Anyone who gives in to the fear will never conquer it because he will shy away from learning and never try again. If he tries to learn for years in the midst of his fear, he will eventually conquer it because he will never have really abandoned himself to it. How can he defeat his third enemy. He has to defy it. Deliberately. He has to come to the understanding the power he has seemingly conquered is, in reality, never his. He must keep him self in line at all times, handling carefully and faithfully all that he has learned. If he can see that clarity and power without his control over himself, are worse than mistakes. he will reach a point when everything is in check. He will know then when and how to use his power. And thus he will have defeated his third enemy.
 He  has also come across his third enemy POWER. Power is the strongest of all enemies. Naturally the easiest thing to do is to give in; after all the warrior is truly invincible. He commands; he begins by taking calculated risks, and ends in making rules, because he is the master. A warrior at this stage hardly notices his third enemy closing in on him. Suddenly, with out knowing he will certainly have lost the battle. His enemy will have turned him into a cruel, capricious man.
 Will this man lose his power? No he will never lose his clarity or his power. What will distinguishes him from being a man of knowledge is that a man who is defeated by power dies without really knowing how to handle it. Power is only a burden on his fate. Such a man has no command over himself, and cannot tell when or how to use the power
 Many ask if this defeat by the enemies is a final defeat? Of course it is a final defeat. Once one of the enemies over powers a man there is nothing he can do. Once a man gives in he is through. But if he is only temporarily blinded by power and then refuses it, That means the battle is still on. That means he is still trying to become a man of knowledge. A warrior is defeated only when he no longer tries, and abandons himself. Anyone who gives in to the fear will never conquer it because he will shy away from learning and never try again. If he tries to learn for years in the midst of his fear, he will eventually conquer it because he will never have really abandoned himself to it. how can he defeat his third enemy. he has to defy it.   Deliberately. He has to come to the understanding the power he has seemingly conquered is, in reality, never his. He must keep him self in line at all times, handling carefully and faithfully all that he has learned. If he can see that clarity and power without his control over himself, are worse than mistakes. he will reach a point when everything is in check. He will know then, when and how, to use his power. Thus he will have defeated his third enemy.
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