Re: Illuminated - help!

From: Viktor Haag <vhaag_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:40:35 -0500

Nils Weinander writes:
> Peter L:
> >
> > > Actually, Li Mu Bi is a reasonable example of a mystic in
> > > action.
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't see Li Mu Bai as a full-on mystic. Rather, he
> > is a martial artist who uses some system of theism,
> > sorcery, whatever for his kung fu. He also has some mystic
> > understanding, but I don't think he's gotten any magic (or
> > kung fu) from it.
>
> I agree, with the addition that he might be considered a
> martial artist who has retired from action in order to start
> on the real mystic path, but who is forced to return to active
> life by te theft of the magic sword.

I think that's only a symptom. Li Mu Bai's real barrier on his mystic path is not the sword. It's his unrequited love for Yu Shu Lien.

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