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Jul.08.2012
For those of you who have been following my Self-Revealization Acceptance articles in Kinetics Emag, here is the link for the July/August issue. http://www.kineticsmag.com/issue/2012JulAug/pg5.php
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Jun.17.2012
This is not a confusing issue. It does, however, entail certain ideas and responsibilities that the majority of heads of schools generally do not understand. It does not simply suggest that anyone who thinks they have practiced for a period of time is neither capable nor qualified to create their...
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Jun.02.2012
It's been a busy couple of weeks with magazine articles and interviews. I was recently interviewed by Hanshi Frank Dux, world wide martial arts champion and Hollywood celebrity. Included with the interview are snippets of my published books. You can view the entire article at http://www....
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Jun.01.2012
I am pleased to be associated with the ATTU (American Temple Training Union) team that includes Sha Poe Ryu Anthony Elam, Founder and Publisher, Mr, Nikko Gutierrez, Vice-president, and all of the associates involved with the fine effort being demonstrated by the quality of the output and...
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May.27.2012
I found the following words scribbled on a piece of paper hidden away in a folder in my archives cabinet. The scrap was dated September 7, 2000. I don't particularly remember where my head was at on that day, but feel free to comment.
An estimate of personal merit is necessary to express the common...
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Apr.19.2012
The book cover for my newest book, The Way of the Modern Warrior - Living the Samurai Ideal in the 21st Century is now available for all to see. The book, published by Tuttle, will be released this fall. One can preorder it at Amazon. Below is a sample from the book.
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Apr.14.2012
Most people fail in life because they are not aware of the internal power they have or the manner in which they can increase their usage of it. The inner self is impersonal; it is not a "thing." The true meaning of personal development is in the true acceptance of your own personal being. It has...
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Mar.30.2012
Many thanks for the following book review given by Bohdi Sanders, Ph.D., author.
I was given Self-Revealization Acceptance by a friend and I have to confess I am guilty of judging a book by its cover at times. My first reaction was that this doesn't seem like something I am too interested in...
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Mar.22.2012
Excerpt from The Shogun's Scroll
Shunko Zabayashi knew the importance of using his own resources when he effected a coup against his cousin in Tarama Province. He carefully thought about his actions before moving into position to take control of the clan. Although his cousin was a...
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Mar.17.2012
Any book that is written is an expression of the writer's own delusion and fantasy. Dialectic or non-dialectic ideas are either functional or not functional, depending on the contrived needs of the moment. That is also why it makes no difference if there is war or peace, hunger or plenty, good or...
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Mar.12.2012
Excerpt from my latest release, The Shogun's Scroll
What I have attempted to explain to you, my Liege, is certain to be known to you. Not wishing to be presumptuous, I have given you what I believe is the most intelligent and realistic information. I am indebted to Heaven and the grace bestowed on...
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Mar.03.2012
An excerpt from my book, An Introduction to Self-Revealization Acceptance - Your Divine Right to Live in Joy and Freedom, is featured in the Mar/Apr 2012 issue of Kinetics Magazine. You can read the article in full below:
http://www.kineticsmag.com/issue/2012MarApr/pg22.php
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Mar.01.2012
The Way of the Modern Warrior - Living the Samurai Ideal in the 21st Century
This is a work that has been in progress for a few years and will be released in the Fall of 2012. It is a prominent, new work that is certain to be received with large acclaim. The cover is still to be designed by the...
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Feb.28.2012
Excerpt from my new release, The Shogun's Scroll
How Power Comes to Be
Power is a private matter, recently structured as new or passed from generation to generation, being subject to the fates and a man's desire. The civil domain is maintained by means of subjecting the population by force,...
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Feb.20.2012
There is no need to attempt an introduction of Napoleon Bonaparte. His contribution to the world and certainly to France is inestimable. He was, among many things, a major player in the structure of western civilization, and regardless of the final mistakes that he made, his influence is...
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—Stephen F Kaufman - Hanshi's Apothegms
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Stephen F. Kaufman is an acknowledged master speaker and educator and a teacher of ancient wisdom made practical for contemporary global society who entertains and educates audiences and groups by presenting the notions of what the ancient...
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