1 Nietzsche, Friedrich. 1954. The Philosophy of Nietzsche. New York: The Modern Library.
2 See McCarthy (1995, pp. 159-160) for a listing of principles. Sensei Shimabuku’s English translation of these principles, as presented on my graduation silks, are: (1) A person’s heart is the same as heaven and earth, (2) The blood circulating is similar to the sun and the moon, (3) The manner of drinking and spitting is either hard or soft, (4) A persons’ unbalance is the same as a weight, (5) The body should be able to change direction at any time, (6) The time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself, (7) The eye must see all sides, (8) The ear must listen in all directions.
3 See Koichi Tohei (1962, 1973, 1974, 1976, and 2001).
4 See the bibliography (Appendix B) for a listing of the majority of these writings.
5 The Bible; the Gospel of Thomas; the Bhagavad Gita; the Dhammapada; the Diamond Sutra; the Koran: the Tao Te Ching; the I Ching; the writings of Patanjali, Meister Eckhart, Santideva, Black Elk, Hakuin, Dogen, Hui-Neng, Alan Watts, Rumi, Ibn ‘Arabi, Sri Aurobindo, Gandhi, Thomas Merton, Bede Griffiths, Chogyam Trungpa, Bernadette Roberts, Thich Nhat Hanh.
6 Breed, George. The effect of intimacy: Reciprocity or retreat? British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 1972, 11, 135-142; Breed, G., Christiansen, E., and Larson, D. The effect of a lecturer’s gaze direction upon his teaching effectiveness. Journal Supplement Abstract Service, 1972, 2, Ms. 226; Breed, G, and Porter, M. Eye contact, attitudes, and attitude change among males. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1972, 120, 211-217; Breed, G. and Colaiuta, V. Looking, blinking, and sitting: Nonverbal dynamics in the classroom. Journal of Communication, 1974, 24, 75-81; Naiman, T.H. and Breed, G. Gaze duration as a cue to judging conversational tone. Representative Research in Social Psychology, 1974, 5, 115-122.
7 Chief psychologist of a four-county system of behavioral health clinics in southeastern Arizona; clinical director of an outpatient team of psychologists and counselors for a northern Arizona behavioral health system (Flagstaff, Williams, and Page); staff psychologist for the Employee Assistance and Wellness Office of Northern Arizona University.
8 Creator and teacher of courses for the University of South Dakota School of Medicine; teacher of therapeutic touch courses to staff of South Dakota hospitals and clinics; co-developer of and presenter in statewide wellness programs.
9 These direct experiences are sometimes called “mystical” though there is nothing “misty” about them. Politics, business, and the entire realm of human consensual reality is more ephemeral than is the ground of existence forming the world, sustaining and beyond human creation. Co-creation with the Source is everlasting; co-creation with humans rises and disappears.
