Interceptor
Master Don Juan
The way I see integrity is in terms of structural integrity.
It will not bend, break, or yield to pressure.
Is that the same as being called "inflexible"?
No.
It means that I have such a strong sense of Self, that no OUTSIDE Pressure will change what I feel is right, true, and just for me personally.
In Zen, it's referred often as "Holding to the center."
If something comes along that makes me review my beliefs, and I feel it is the correct way to go...then I will review my current beliefs and decide if I will adopt a new belief in its place.
But this cannot happen if I don't have my own Internal Compass.
Thus, we have so many people in society who really don't know what is Right or Wrong. Who don't know who they are. Who fill themselves up with superficiality, and haven't the insight or courage to go deeper into themselves.
It will not bend, break, or yield to pressure.
Is that the same as being called "inflexible"?
No.
It means that I have such a strong sense of Self, that no OUTSIDE Pressure will change what I feel is right, true, and just for me personally.
In Zen, it's referred often as "Holding to the center."
If something comes along that makes me review my beliefs, and I feel it is the correct way to go...then I will review my current beliefs and decide if I will adopt a new belief in its place.
But this cannot happen if I don't have my own Internal Compass.
Thus, we have so many people in society who really don't know what is Right or Wrong. Who don't know who they are. Who fill themselves up with superficiality, and haven't the insight or courage to go deeper into themselves.