“I will not defend myself, either, for that would only start a fruitless battle” (ODAT, 4 October)
When someone attacks me, if I defend, I become a hard wall against which the attack resounds.
If I do not defend myself, I’m air, not brick, and there’s nothing to hit.
This is why it’s jolly good to avoid:
- Justification
- Explanation
- Defence
- (The expressing of past or future) intentions
AKA ‘JEDI’ mind tricks.