WALKING WITH MASTER SAFAKHOO



The first lesson in life is learning to learn. The most good we can do for the world is to learn and know ourselves. The secret of immortality in the unseen world exists in all of us. Intentions and knowledge are powerful. As much we struggle to solve the mystery of life, we are here to live it.


-Grandmaster Safakhoo





"As all who have heard it can attest; the voice of Master Safakhoo will forever ring in your ears."
-Students of T.O.A.S. Nabard


Let my life be a message...



?.O.A.S.-tow?s [adj./n./v./adv./acronym] Transcendental Organized Applicable Strategies?or life."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"T.O.A.S. does not present itself as a dogma nor as a model to be followed, it merely suggests how to think rather than what to think."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"The first lesson in life is learning to learn."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?s it claiming an accomplishment or is it only an illusion of change?"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Rules of nature dominate life.You live with the consequences of your adherence to rules."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?hen tradition meets innovation;
History is made."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?e no one but yourself; stand alone with no fear."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?he difference between one person and another lies largely in his use of discipline"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo




?f when we are young we learn, and with age, we understand;
why then do we spend most of our lives struggling with solutions?"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?t matters not how long we live; so long as we die to be remembered."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?nes with discipline make the rules.
discipline is inevitable: it is either self-imposed or externally forced"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?ne can only have power over others to the extent which one has power over oneself.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



? strength ungarded becomes the weakness most obvious."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?.O.A.S. is the strategy by which we survive
the modern day war on the intellectual battlefield.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?ultivate your mind to envision the full value of life?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?he wheels of growth are turned by the power of discipline.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?esearch inspires experience.    Experience inspires imagination.
Imagination inspires creation.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?e are what we do; not what we wish.
Success has a price not everyone is willing to pay.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?o Think T.O.A.S. is to intellectually evolve to the enlightened realm of self actualization.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"A conditional path inhibits unconditional achievement."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?magine if you could transcend your material world to explore the essence of your existence;
thereby strategically harmonizing the practical and conceptual elements of your life. Imagine if you THINK T.O.A.S.
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Fear is projected onto the present by memory.
Control is the way our ego solves the problem of fear."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?iscipline of body becomes discipline of life.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?f you do not exist as an individual you can not exist within the whole.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?t is when we know who we are
that we are empowered to change what we are.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



?ifty-percent of achievement is to be there; the other fifty-percent is doing it.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"When upon a ready mind
knowledge is laid rest,
rest is not an option
for action is the test."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"I have to get you in shape to teach you this art."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?ase your identity on who you are now- not who you once were.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"T.O.A.S. IS AN EXPERIENCE WHICH BEGINS ON THE PHYSICAL LEVEL AND GRADUALLY DEEPENS TO A PERVASIVE PHILOSOPHY INFLUENCING THE TOTALITY OF ONE'S LIFE."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Important not is the warrior's skill relative to the integrity of its use."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



?ou are only as good as your last triumph.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Rank does not necessarily equate with wisdom. Do not confuse motion with progress."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"One who seeks excellence in martial arts must not only have what it takes,
but also the devotion of a Master willing to decipher the scientific template of the art rather than merely its movements."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



A warrior's path begins with free choice and personal responsibility.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Visualize yourself as a warrior and a warrior you will become."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"The T.O.A.S. Way is the vehicle which enables one to advance up the winding path of self-discovery"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



? tragic life is one lived without passion.?br> -Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Meditation is preparation for action."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"THERE IS A WARRIOR WITHIN EACH OF US
STRIVING FOR STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND PEACE.
LET THE WARRIOR SYMBOL OF ENERGY BE YOUR REMINDER TO PERSEVERE."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"THERE IS NO change WITHOUT CHAllaNGE.
THERE IS NO CHAllenge WITHOUT existence.
THERE IS NO existence WITHOUT GROWTH."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"to achieve
one must believe
in no excuses
just results."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"THE T.O.A.S. WAY IS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT LIFE is the enigmatic experience of GROWTH THROUGH DISCOVERY OF SELF."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"Don't feel useless,you can be used as a bad example!
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"The only constant in life is change. Don't fight it, adapt to it."
-Grandmaster Safakhoo



"MOVE IT!"
-Grandmaster Safakhoo





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