The Seven Shakha
Principles
Warrior
Rectitude -
rightness or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed
for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; (moral) uprightness,
integrity; honesty; morality; straightness.
Courage - the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate; the ability to do things which one finds frightening; …”Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spirit of it.” ~ Mark Twain
Benevolence – disposition to do good; charitable kindness; an altruistic gift or act.
Respect - an attitude of consideration or high regard; good opinion, honor, or admiration; polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
Honesty – the act, quality, or condition of being honest; to be truthful.
Honor –an objectification of praiseworthiness, respect (for example: something that represents praiseworthiness, respect).
Loyalty – unswerving in allegiance; faithful in allegiance to one’s lawful sovereign or government; faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due; faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product; the state of being loyal; fidelity.
Courage - the quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate; the ability to do things which one finds frightening; …”Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spirit of it.” ~ Mark Twain
Benevolence – disposition to do good; charitable kindness; an altruistic gift or act.
Respect - an attitude of consideration or high regard; good opinion, honor, or admiration; polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
Honesty – the act, quality, or condition of being honest; to be truthful.
Honor –an objectification of praiseworthiness, respect (for example: something that represents praiseworthiness, respect).
Loyalty – unswerving in allegiance; faithful in allegiance to one’s lawful sovereign or government; faithful to a private person to whom fidelity is due; faithful to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product; the state of being loyal; fidelity.
Submission
Obeisance – respect, homage, worship, adoration, reverence,
veneration, honor, submission, deference.
Submission – the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
Obedience – compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
Service – the action of helping or doing work for someone.
Love – unconditional regard for another.
Humility – the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people : the quality or state of being humble.
Repentance – the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs. It generally involves a commitment to personal change and resolving to live a more responsible and humane life.
Community – fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
Exaltation – the action of elevating someone in rank, power, or character.
Submission – the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
Obedience – compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
Service – the action of helping or doing work for someone.
Love – unconditional regard for another.
Humility – the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people : the quality or state of being humble.
Repentance – the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs. It generally involves a commitment to personal change and resolving to live a more responsible and humane life.
Community – fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
Exaltation – the action of elevating someone in rank, power, or character.
Awakened
Mindfulness – a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on
the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings,
thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
Virtue – behavior showing high moral standards, goodness, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honor, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity.
Energy – the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity, vitality, vigor, life, liveliness, animation, vivacity, spirit, spiritedness, enthusiasm, zest, vibrancy, spark, sparkle, effervescence, ebullience, exuberance.
Rapture – a feeling of intense pleasure or joy, ecstasy, bliss, exaltation, euphoria, elation, joy, enchantment, delight, happiness, pleasure.
Calmness – the mental state of being free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance. a state of serenity, tranquility, peace, and non-anxiousness.
Concentration – the ability to give your attention or thought to a single object or activity, close attention, attentiveness, application, single-mindedness, tunnel vision, absorption.
Equanimity – mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation, composure, calm, level-headedness, self-possession, coolheadedness, presence of mind.
Virtue – behavior showing high moral standards, goodness, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honor, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity.
Energy – the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity, vitality, vigor, life, liveliness, animation, vivacity, spirit, spiritedness, enthusiasm, zest, vibrancy, spark, sparkle, effervescence, ebullience, exuberance.
Rapture – a feeling of intense pleasure or joy, ecstasy, bliss, exaltation, euphoria, elation, joy, enchantment, delight, happiness, pleasure.
Calmness – the mental state of being free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance. a state of serenity, tranquility, peace, and non-anxiousness.
Concentration – the ability to give your attention or thought to a single object or activity, close attention, attentiveness, application, single-mindedness, tunnel vision, absorption.
Equanimity – mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation, composure, calm, level-headedness, self-possession, coolheadedness, presence of mind.
Playfulness
Fun – amusing, entertaining, enjoyable,
entertaining, amusing, diverting, pleasurable, pleasing, agreeable, interesting.
Facile – of success, easily achieved, effortless, easy, undemanding, unexacting, painless, trouble-free.
Flexible – easily changed, able to change or to do different things, willing to change or to try different things.
Empowering – give (someone) the authority or power to do something, authorize, entitle, permit, allow, license, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, qualify, enable, equip.
Process Oriented – a willingness to remain open and follow in new directions, letting go of agendas or the need to control, and trusting that the appropriate outcome will emerge from a good journey together.
Metacommunicative – all the nonverbal cues (tone of voice, body language, gestures, facial expression, etc.) that carry meaning.
Enthusiasm – intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval, eagerness, keenness, ardor, fervor, passion, zeal, zest, gusto, energy, verve, vigor, vehemence, fire, spirit.
Safety – the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury, well-being, protection, security.
Facile – of success, easily achieved, effortless, easy, undemanding, unexacting, painless, trouble-free.
Flexible – easily changed, able to change or to do different things, willing to change or to try different things.
Empowering – give (someone) the authority or power to do something, authorize, entitle, permit, allow, license, sanction, warrant, commission, delegate, qualify, enable, equip.
Process Oriented – a willingness to remain open and follow in new directions, letting go of agendas or the need to control, and trusting that the appropriate outcome will emerge from a good journey together.
Metacommunicative – all the nonverbal cues (tone of voice, body language, gestures, facial expression, etc.) that carry meaning.
Enthusiasm – intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval, eagerness, keenness, ardor, fervor, passion, zeal, zest, gusto, energy, verve, vigor, vehemence, fire, spirit.
Safety – the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury, well-being, protection, security.
The Ancestors
Reverence – Honoring one’s ancestry.
Legacy – Learning the lessons of your ancestors; the good and the bad.
Transcendence – Aspiring to the truth of one’s ancestors.
Connection – Connecting to the power of one’s ancestors.
Legacy – Learning the lessons of your ancestors; the good and the bad.
Transcendence – Aspiring to the truth of one’s ancestors.
Connection – Connecting to the power of one’s ancestors.
Sensuality
Sight – the faculty or power of seeing, to perceive with the eyes; discern visually, discern, notice, catch sight of, glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, spy, distinguish, detect, perceive, note.
Smell – the faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by means of the organs in the nose.
Hearing – the faculty of perceiving sounds.
Taste – perceive or experience the flavor of, discern, make out, distinguish.
Touch – be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched, perceive, sense, detect, discern, to notice. To experience (a sensation) experience, undergo, go through, bear, endure, suffer.
Smell – the faculty or power of perceiving odors or scents by means of the organs in the nose.
Hearing – the faculty of perceiving sounds.
Taste – perceive or experience the flavor of, discern, make out, distinguish.
Touch – be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched, perceive, sense, detect, discern, to notice. To experience (a sensation) experience, undergo, go through, bear, endure, suffer.
The Teacher
Knowledge –
facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or
education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, understanding,
comprehension, grasp, command, mastery.
Involvement – the fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something, participation, action, hand; collaboration, collusion, complicity, association, connection, attachment.
Interaction – Interaction comes from Latin inter, meaning between, and ago meaning to do or to act––any “action between” is considered an interaction.
Delegation – the act or process of delegating or being delegated, assignment, entrusting, giving, transference.
Cooperative – involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal, collaborative, collective, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, concerted, coordinated.
Relevant – closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, apropos, to the point, germane.
Feedback – helpful information or criticism that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve a performance, product, etc.
Involvement – the fact or condition of being involved with or participating in something, participation, action, hand; collaboration, collusion, complicity, association, connection, attachment.
Interaction – Interaction comes from Latin inter, meaning between, and ago meaning to do or to act––any “action between” is considered an interaction.
Delegation – the act or process of delegating or being delegated, assignment, entrusting, giving, transference.
Cooperative – involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal, collaborative, collective, combined, common, joint, shared, mutual, united, concerted, coordinated.
Relevant – closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand, pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, apropos, to the point, germane.
Feedback – helpful information or criticism that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve a performance, product, etc.