tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66890262024-02-28T21:41:08.492+11:00"Thoughts of the Week"Regular thoughts provided by Kancho himself for members and the general public to reflect on.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839083466845249685noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-11815201221288550432012-04-15T06:59:00.002+10:002012-04-15T10:42:00.958+10:00Any idea, philosophy,teaching that has a wonderful purpose of changing the human mentality gets divided by other people into countless number of streams. As is travels from one place to another these are given new names and new forms and if exists for thousands of years no one knows what the truth is anymore. Mankind begins to question was it this or was it that. We take karate for instance. It has a beginning that was divinely inspired, born for a great purpose for changing human beings to a higher level of thinking. Now it seems that some schools have married this ancient teaching to another ancient means of entertainment of the gladiators and has become entertainment. I wonder how many parents would like their children to participate in it to get beat up and broken for the rest of their lives. I know of a person that was kicked so hard on his chin with a front kick that he had to get every part of his head wired up. Karatedo is an art of non combat, beautiful philosophy, great teachings of motivation and tolerance and of brotherhood man and Fatherhood of God. <br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br /><br />Life is joy encourage it,<br />Life is love share it.<br />Life is peace spread it.<br />Life is Truth find it.<br />Life is goodness welcome it. <br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br /><br />Life can be heaven believe it. Begin by appreciating everyone and everything in your life. If you sulk, squeal, complain it becomes your hell. <br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidukanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-43579090046673704692012-04-07T21:52:00.002+10:002012-04-07T22:00:04.058+10:00The great sacrifice that Lord Jesus did for the benefit for man must not be wasted. He walked the path of love, spoke the word of Truth, served for the purpose of peace, gave for the sake of compassion and preached forgiveness. This was one of the greatest Beings that has lived on the very planet we reside. If we can live just one of his teaching his life was not in vain. <br /><br />Happy Easter<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu.kanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-91132024393590713492012-04-07T05:03:00.002+10:002012-04-07T05:29:17.808+10:00Many have been taught to fear God. I have learnt from my teacher to love God and to fear our bad actions as they rebound to cause you great grieve. If we live to be above 50 years old we will experience that it all comes back and it is a never ending chain. Many do things out of greed, jealously, anger, hate etc, fame and fortune which cannot hide this or buy their way out. It only 'Goodness' in the form of forgiveness, love and service that can change things. Goodness protects the Good is an old Indian saying.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br /><br />I know of a well known karate person who spent his entire life standing firm in believing his own ego, greed for powerand money, anger, hate, jealously and ridiculed all those who did not associate with him. He gained all the power he needed in his life, he gained the status he desired, he gained great financial wealth beyond what he needs. The sins of his life came after him as he tried to destroy the goodness of what others were doing. Alas he has to live with this for the remaining years of his life. <br />My dear fellows of karate, people who read my thoughts of the week, spend your entire life helping your family which includes everyone. Never seek to destroy others because it comes back. See the good in others and do good work. You will be taken care off by God. God has invisible helpers in their billions who are by the side of each one of us evaluating, measuring and calculating the future of our lives, good bad and indifferent. <br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidukanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-32833941958583027482012-04-01T11:25:00.002+10:002012-04-01T11:34:54.467+10:00We have often heard change your character for the better and life soars. With some whatever they touch turns to gold while others everything they touch falls into darkness. This is because of the destiny they created for themselves. It is all to do with the kind of person you are. My teacher informed me, "You can be positive, negative or pure. People who are pure in action do whatever they do as duty. Those who are positive want to earn reward points for what they do and negative people see, hear and feel everything as a gloomy existant. "<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidukanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-32819653585679377692012-03-23T06:59:00.003+11:002012-03-23T07:17:29.543+11:00My 4 year old grandson had a incident in his day care where a friend of his did something naughty to him. When his mother heard about it she advised him to defend himself. His response was " Mum I'm a good boy and he is my friend and I want him to be a good boy and I have many good things to teach him to be good.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br /><br />I believe in Darma which means Goodness. To me nothing else is as important. Many would say how can you be good when bad things happen to you. My answer would be why do you have to drop your level to theirs. Life is too short to be angry, life is too joyous to be mean. Look at all the blessings you have. <br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br /><br />Goodness excites everyone. It shines an eternal light when everything else is dark. This is the reason I have renamed Thursday and called it " "Goodness Thursday". More on Goodness Thursday coming up on the web site.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidukanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-25076805970029833842011-12-30T00:59:00.002+11:002011-12-30T01:15:25.980+11:00My teacher disliked sports karate immensely, he told me so. One day we were sitting in the dojo and he pointed to the trophies and said that they were dust collectors. He said the real champions are the ones that conquer their own egos. He went on to say if you can do the best you can in whatever you do then you are a champion.<br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />Students come through the ranks and get caught up in this world of winners and losers. There can only be one winner in sports karate. But in karate without competitions everyone is a winner as there are no one to compete with. I have taught karate for many decades and only a few understand this. <br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />What is ego? It is the individual self that thinks it is separated from everything and everyone else. When we fully understand that we are all part of the whole then there is no more ego.<br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />I did aikido for a while how can I claim to have a lineage to Ueshiba Sensei, I have done Shotokan karate how can I claim to have lineage to Gichin Sensei. Doing the system does not give anyone the right of lineage. <br /><br />Kanchokanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-18657821186767723882011-12-29T20:00:00.002+11:002011-12-29T20:14:34.669+11:00When I lived in Japan and trained with Gogen Sensei we had many karate foreigners passing through for a day or so. They come along to the college and take a few photos with my teacher and today claim to have trained at the college and even claim to be connected to him. What is more surprising is that some students claim to have a lineage with him. One can only claim this if you trained directly on a personal level with someone. I can claim this because my teacher was Gogen Yamaguchi. My students who train with me can claim this. If one of them leaves the lineage is broken. A lineage is like a chain that is connected links. <br /><br />Kanchokanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-60260513649481364172011-12-27T21:47:00.003+11:002011-12-28T00:13:01.163+11:00New year <br />Bring joy to another and our joy will be tripled.<br />Plant a few trees and the planet will have more oxygen and less carbon<br />Don't be attached to differences and make judgements happiness will increase.<br />Anger, jealously, hate, greed, lust and pride are the six arms of ego. Our arms are love and service.<br />We are the image of God the awesome power of goodness.<br />Our duties are first with family, then society, then the Earth.<br />Think twice or maybe three times before we make a major decision.<br /><br />Kanchokanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-17911502155877973352011-12-27T21:13:00.002+11:002011-12-27T21:47:21.382+11:00We often feel unhappy about life challenges we face. If we measure this to those who are worse of than ourselves then ours are a blessing.<br /><br />Kancho <br /><br />2012 is at our doorstep, we are about to open the door and let this new year into our lives. If we can forecast our life in the year to come we would all want it to be full of happiness. The amazing part of this life it can be as there is a path we have to travel in to give us happiness.. That path is called Dharma which means Goodness. This is the image of God that we are created in. My teachers formula that worked for me was to " Let 10 percent of your time be spent on helping others in service work, let 70 percent be spent on doing your duty with family and work commitments or study and 20 per cent be spent on yourself." <br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />My teacher said, " Joy is Jesus first, Others next and You last." <br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />The air is getting polluted, the ground is being poisoned, the water contaminated and man's mind is getting worse. Who is responsible? Those in power that brought change are responsible. Do we have the power to make changes or is it too late? If we all individually do our duties to make a difference we will have enough collective power to change things for the better. <br /><br />Kanchokanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-89538595670242707652011-12-27T21:10:00.000+11:002011-12-27T21:10:29.133+11:00kanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-52953112101423327082011-10-07T22:42:00.002+11:002011-10-07T22:51:33.556+11:00The Coats that reduce our vibration<br />We are the embodiments of the most High. We are love incarnate. The frequency of our true selves are over a billion cycles. In our journey we put on a number of coats that reduce our vibes. What are these coats that we carry and where do they come from? The first coat is fear, which is opposite to love. When fear is worn we create separation between ourselves and everything else. The ego or soul sees differences. Once the coat of ego is worn then comes attachment and desire. Then follows anger, hate, pride, lust, jealously and greed. Focus on our true selves called love then all the coats start to fall off and only love remains.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidukanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821685445193726511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-59818514560688928572011-09-03T20:51:00.001+10:002011-09-03T20:53:50.609+10:00Our small shoulders cannot carry the weight of the world, however our arms can serve another and change their world forever.
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<br />Kancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-84007024487999250152011-08-27T06:19:00.002+10:002011-08-27T06:41:34.962+10:00Greed and jealously are the two arms of physical and mental ruin. Selfless service and contentment are the pillars of spiritual success.
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<br />There is more to this life than just the physical reality that you experience through your senses. I cannot emphasis more than to tell you what you think is real is just an illusion called Maya. The only reality is that which lies beyond the body and mind of you, me and everything thing else. This my dear students is love in the form of Spirit. This invisible force connects everyone and everything. Focus on this and you will never be unhappy, anything you desire that is selfless you will have and you will be forever protected.
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<br />I had a test many years ago by a student and my ego became so small I could not see it. This student become my teacher of a very valuable lesson. From that day I lost what is not me, I lost something that many think is themselves. I am determined to continue on a path of humility as sometimes those whom you guide are the valuable teachers. From that day hence I have become the servant of my students and not their master. I am only the master of myself if I keep the ego away.
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<br />Kancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-87234984356640086702011-08-16T19:59:00.002+10:002011-08-16T20:08:51.497+10:00I was discussing family life to a friend and I said 'life is a bed of roses, except that there are some thorns amongst it called relatives'
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<br />Life is like a dance, waltz it to it's rytheme if you want to stay happy.
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<br /> Kancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-45387721563687377622011-07-30T07:44:00.002+10:002011-07-30T08:01:53.117+10:00Comic Con 2011. Wow! 160,000 people all happy, no one rude, no arrogance. This was my first time visit, I have now become a devotee. If the world could be like the visitors at Comic Con, it will be heaven. I never thought I would meet so many good people in all the one place. I did not hear a single swear word, just laughter, compliments and fun.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu <br />www.goshindigitaldojo.com<br />www.goshinkankarate.com<br />61-2-0405000366<br />Email:kancho@goshinkankarate.comKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-87765529727380240032011-06-30T08:04:00.001+10:002011-06-30T08:06:51.471+10:00Happy life<br />Bless those who harm you, love those who hate you, care for those who are besides you and give to those who need your help.<br /><br />kanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-33751408494047132832011-06-17T20:53:00.003+10:002011-06-17T21:01:08.050+10:00World pollution is not just the air the breathe, or the water we drink, it is also with the mind we keep. Bad influences are poisoning the minds of the young. It is the strong detergents of discrimination, discretion and determination that can slowly wash out the pollution from the fabric of youth life. So essentially human values are very necessary as I believe that we need to guide and help future generations by helping the one or two generations before us.<br /><br />Kancho Deena Naidu<br />Student of Gogen Yamaguchi SenseiKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-87186140899036584712011-06-14T16:24:00.003+10:002011-06-14T20:35:25.099+10:00A teacher made a statement once which some of the students found hard to comprehend. Asked one student to another what does our teacher mean when he said when man gets rid of the animal in him, he becomes human, when the human in man disappears he becomes cosmic and when the cosmic disappears he lives the life of true divinity. Well said sempai ( senior student) to kohai( junior student). It is all to do with the nature of humans. The animal in man is greed and lust, when that leaves, human life moves to higher life of giving. When humans give up ego and attachment, I and mine feeling, they become cosmic which means they move to a higher level of living. However, this life is living in duality. When duality disappears, oneness appears. This life is that of divine. The goal of human life is to shed those things that keep us down spiritually. I thought karate is just physical said the student. Well you have not been on the path of Do long enough, in time as you travel on this journey you will understand the true art.<br /><br />KanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-66767753564892891582011-06-11T08:43:00.004+10:002011-06-12T23:56:45.428+10:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB02TKo1iJ7Gg4d9Csc-o-XHekMLcn_Xcnbsud2iArleBAWS2AX1w3yLcK80xuz7jIaSr_2rGXNcYR61EiH1vTkf1qMSiZv7WNYwyPMWxWP1q0Yi4jVeCokY2_d4HQwQBzQE0z/s1600/goshin+kan+bow.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB02TKo1iJ7Gg4d9Csc-o-XHekMLcn_Xcnbsud2iArleBAWS2AX1w3yLcK80xuz7jIaSr_2rGXNcYR61EiH1vTkf1qMSiZv7WNYwyPMWxWP1q0Yi4jVeCokY2_d4HQwQBzQE0z/s200/goshin+kan+bow.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617331575000360882" /></a><br /><br />Belt <br />Best Effort Little at a Time. In other words don't rush through grades. Knowledge is greater than the colour of our belt.<br />KanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-34156124949636683112011-06-11T07:54:00.003+10:002011-06-11T08:41:12.306+10:00Someone asked the question about our system so here is my answer. <br />Goshin karate-do has teachers, we do not have instructors. We do not play sport, we study, practice and share the real art of karate-do. Our lineage has began 5000 years, beyond and Including Miyage Sensei, Gogen Sensei. Top priority is character development, then comes physical. Anyone can practice karate, as my teacher said even monkeys. To develop the mind to have reasoning only human can do this. Our task as teachers is Miyage Sensei's teaching " karate-do is defense" , Higaonna Sensei's teachings, "in karate-do ego has no place", karate-do is Budo said Gogen Sensei. Today practicing karate in different parts of the world are good and bad human beings, there is very little reasoning or discrimination between teacher or students. This once sacred art have become an offense tool for many gangsters, trouble makers, criminals why? Simply because in most schools anyone can walk in pay their fees and practice. In our school human values, character development, spiritual training is part of our training. our results are dharmic( goodness and righteousness). In years to come many will hold our system with great respect because because the world gets darker everyday with wickedness. We are on the path of Do, we practice the art, not a game, we practice Budo, physical, mental and spiritual, we practice to eliminate ego not to give it power. we are on the path of everything good for the human self.<br /><br />KanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-70947659974849465282011-06-08T16:51:00.003+10:002011-06-08T16:57:29.767+10:00No matter how powerful anyone is, they cannot escape the claws of karma. Think careful before you act hurting someone especially those who have guided you to become a better person, filled your mind with knowledge, took care of you when you needed help. Think, say and do bad, you will receive B.A.D. Blistering Attack of Denigration. This law has a boom a rang affect. It will hit you on the head when you least expect it. A student who he has done bad things in the past asked his teacher, so how does he not suffer the consequence of karma. The teacher said first you have to seek forgiveness from the person you said or did bad things to, then you have to cover your karma with dharma( goodness). Just doing good things is not enough seek the blessings of those you have harmed or forever live in pain.<br /><br />Kancho Kancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-91189716021859518662011-06-05T10:03:00.005+10:002011-06-05T10:27:17.739+10:00What you generate comes around with a greater impact.<br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />Energy is matter, energy are thoughts, energy are actions, energy is life, energy is everything you see and do not see. There is not such thing as empty space, empty space does not exist. What we think is empty space is full of energy. Be careful what you think, what you say and what you do as you are transmitting energy that always comes around. You are blessed for good and suffer the consequence of bad. There are no winners and losers, victims and victors, you are the master, the designer, the planner of your own life. if you understand this and follow the law of karma (cause and consequence) and the law of dharma (goodness) you will always have a blessed life. These are the words of my teacher.<br /><br />Kancho. Deena Naidu<br /><br />A student asked how do I undo bad that I have done. The teacher answered, what's done is done, but you can change the energy that exists by making it good. First forgive yourself, then write a letter or some form of communication to apologize. Swallow that pride that makes you think you always right, this is the ego talking. If you have harmed a friend who has done you good, a teacher who has guided you to a better life, a neighbor who helped you in times of need, a fellow work friend saying sorry is not a big deal, but not having guts to do what is right is a failure of the spirit. Change the energy, then no more bad energy returns.<br /><br />KanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-46583772947751786332011-06-05T10:03:00.002+10:002011-06-05T10:14:54.034+10:00What you generate comes around with a greater impact.<br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />Energy is matter, energy are thoughts, energy are actions, energy is life, energy is everything you see and do not see. There is not such thing as empty space, empty space does not exist. What we think is empty space is full of energy. Be careful what you think, what you say and what you do as you are transmitting energy that always comes around. You are blessed for good and suffer the consequence of bad. There are no winners and losers, victims and victors, you are the master, the designer, the planner of your own life. if you understand this and follow the law of karma (cause and consequence) and the law of dharma (goodness) you will always have a blessed life. These are the words of my teacher.<br /><br />Kancho. Deena NaiduKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-60608070405950485652011-06-04T15:13:00.002+10:002011-06-04T15:25:09.929+10:00People are all different, the sooner we start realize this our expectations towards others are tolerant and flexible. This is one way of leading a peaceful Life.<br /><br />Kancho Deena NaiduKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689026.post-46707660138865680222011-05-15T07:53:00.000+10:002011-05-15T07:53:53.530+10:00Traditional karate is the ideal form for practicing an art that is pure, that has been created for the right reasons. It comes to us from the heart consciousness of those who were responsible for it creation with the purpose of assisting mankind to protect themselves. Karate-do is not a game, it is about developing the karate-ka to fill the sub consciousness with the right information and connect with the super-consciousness. This kind of knowledge goes over the top of many of those who play karate. My wise teacher informed me once, many of the students who come to me want to be good fighters, very few come with the purpose of learning the real art.<br /><br />Kancho<br /><br />Think dear ones, said the wise karate master to his students, you have a body that has been provided for your earthy purpose, you have a soul carried for aeons, you have a spirit that is connect to all that is, what do you deeply understand is the main purpose of life and why are you taking this journey.<br />One student said, I don't know. <br />The other said, to be happy.<br />The third said, to love and serve.<br />The fourth said, to find God.<br />The fifth said, to find out, who am I<br />The sixth said, each one has their own purpose and reason.<br />These are reasons coming from the mind that sees the world, the physical universe, the body, mind as a separate entity, that lives in duality said the Wise One. When you deeply meditate you feel your presence in a void existence. You do not see your body, you go beyond the mind into the super consciousness and feel love. This love is you, this love is everyone, this love is life, this love is nature this love is God. When you feel and really know love you will know your purpose and you will know why you have taken this journey.<br /><br />KanchoKancho Deenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13730266048207233195noreply@blogger.com