Body and Mind fuse to create Self which then comes into contrast with otherSelves, which possess the quality of being not-Self. The union of opposites creates a new termof reference which is then part of a higher order binary opposition. This is commonly thought of in terms of yin and yang, but since each of those terms have wide connotations, one can applythis concept in a variety of ways, such as saying that Life combines the polarities of male and female. Any given thing is the fusion of some mixture of opposite qualities which gives thatthing its character. Everyone has a personal Do, but there are aspects common to all Do, such as self-control andsome degree of asceticism.Duality:Everything can be assessed from the viewpoint of duality. It includes martial arts, but for a true Akashic, one's Do manifests itself in everything one does, fromsex to fishing to combat to working on a chain gang. It includes the concept of destiny as well.Do:Do is the way in which one lives one's life. The only clear point is that going against one's Dharma tends to leadto disaster du e to the resulting build up of bad Karma.
Some argue that eachperson has a collection of duties personal to them, others that everyone is bound by the same code of duties, a third group argues that one's stationin life determines one's Dharma, and various other groups set other criteria. However, thecontent of Dharma, and whether it is personal, universal, class-based, or determined in some other manner remains disputed. It is, roughly, a system of morality, although it focus more on duties than rights. Acting in accordance with one's Dharma buildsup good Karma, acting against it brings bad Karma. Chi comes in two flavors,yin and yang, and their intermixture in a thing gives that thing its very nature.Dharma:This is a highly debated concept (concepts tend to be like that). It can also beused to describe 'hard' martial arts styles and training techniques which seek to enhance one's physical prowness.Chi or Qi or Ki:Known to the other traditions as Quintessence, this is the energy which flows through the universe, connecting all things. It is part of the BodylMind dualism that Akashics seek to collapse into Selfhood The 'physical' world itself is Body. Others argue it is truly an Avatar, a distinct shard of the Divine placedwithin every living thing, and that true Ascension comes by reconciling the contradiction between mortal and divine andjoining the Self with theAvatar to ascend to the next stage of existence.Whatever its exact nature, it acts as mentor, judge, and occasional kibitzer to the Brother, driving him down the path of his Do until he eithersucceeds or flees the path.Body:Body is more than simply one's flesh it reflects the entire physical aspect of humans, from hunger to the need to sleep to being solid, touchable,and measurable.
Such would also argue that every Avataris in fact one Avatar, scperatcd from the others only by its own illusions. Some argue it is the only real part of the Brother, the part of the All which experiences theillusions of the world through a projected 'Self' and the part which survives the extinction of physical life.
How to be an Akashic Brother or die tryingCentral concepts of Akashic Practice:Awtar:Debate continues within the ranks on what this is. How to Be an Akashic Brother or Die Trying