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“ 1. Accept everything just the way it is.

2. Do not seek pleasure for its own
sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances,
depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply
of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole
life long.
6. Do not regret what you have done.
7. Never be jealous.
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a
separation.
9. Resentment and complaint are
appropriate neither for oneself nor
others.
10. Do not let yourself be guided by the
feeling of lust or love.
11. In all things have no preferences.
12. Be indifferent to where you live.
13. Do not pursue the taste of good
food.
14. Do not hold on to possessions you
no longer need.
15. Do not act following customary
beliefs.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice
with weapons beyond what is useful.
17. Do not fear death.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods
or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods
without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body
but you must preserve your honour.
21. Never stray from the Way.
Miyamoto Musashi
Tags: ascetic-life, buddhism, taoism
Like · 979
“ there is nothing outside of yourself

that can ever enable you to get better,
stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter.
Everything is within. Everything
exists. Seek nothing outside of
yourself.
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
Like · 691
“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of

the world
Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings:
The Classic Guide to Strategy
Like · 539
“ You must understand that there is

more than one path to the top of the
mountain
Like · 433
“ Do nothing that is of no use

Musashi Miyamoto, The Book of Five Rings
Like · 330
“ If you wish to control others you must

first control yourself
Like · 278
“ The ultimate aim of martial arts is not

having to use them
Like · 275
“ You can only fight the way you practice

Like · 266
“ from one thing, know ten thousand

things
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five
Rings: Miyamoto Musashi
Like · 257
“ Today is victory over yourself of

yesterday; tomorrow is your victory
over lesser men.
Like · 233
“ It is difficult to understand the

universe if you only study one planet
Like · 231
“ Perceive that which cannot be seen

with the eye.
Like · 225
“ The primary thing when you take a

sword in your hands is your intention
to cut the enemy, whatever the means.
Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike
or touch the enemy's cutting sword,
you must cut the enemy in the same
movement. It is essential to attain this.
If you think only of hitting, springing,
striking or touching the enemy, you
will not be able actually to cut him.
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book Of Five Rings
Tags: inspirational, martial-arts,
philosophy, strategy
Like · 194
“ Get beyond love and grief: exist for the

good of Man.
Like · 186
“ Do not regret what you have done

Like · 176
“ In battle, if you you make your

opponent flinch, you have already
won.
Miyamoto Musashi
Like · 171
“ All man are the same except for their

belief in their own selves, regardless of
what others may think of them
Like · 169
“ If you do not control the enemy, the

enemy will control you
Like · 157
“ Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no

money or food. Go alone to places
frightening to the common brand of
men. Become a criminal of purpose.
Be put in jail, and extricate yourself by
your own wisdom.
Like · 157
“ If you know the way broadly you will

see it in everything.
Miyamoto Musashi
Like · 154
“ To know ten thousand things, know

one well
Like · 137
“ Perception is strong and sight weak. In

strategy it is important to see distant
things as if they were close and to take
a distanced view of close things.
Miyamoto Musashi
Tags: close, far, inspirational, perception,
sight, strategy, strength
Like · 133
“ You should not have any special

fondness for a particular weapon, or
anything else, for that matter. Too
much is the same as not enough.
Without imitating anyone else, you
should have as much weaponry as
suits you.
Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
Tags: anything-else, weapons
Like · 130
“ The only reason a warrior is alive is to

fight, and the only reason a warrior
fights is to win
Like · 124
“ Respect Buddha and the gods without

counting on their help
Like · 124
“ The important thing in strategy is to

suppress the enemy's useful actions
but allow his useless actions
Like · 119
“ Whatever the Way, the master of

strategy does not appear fast….Of
course, slowness is bad. Really skillful
people never get out of time, and are
always deliberate, and never appear
busy.
Like · 109
“ To become the enemy, see yourself as

the enemy of the enemy
Like · 106
“ The true science of martial arts means

practicing them in such a way that
they will be useful at any time, and to
teach them in such a way that they will
be useful in all things.
Like · 104
“ You may abandon your own body but

you must preserve your honour.
Like · 102
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“ 1. Accept everything just the way it is.

“ there is nothing outside of yourself

“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of

“ You must understand that there is

“ Do nothing that is of no use

“ If you wish to control others you must

“ The ultimate aim of martial arts is not

“ You can only fight the way you practice

“ from one thing, know ten thousand

“ Today is victory over yourself of

“ It is difficult to understand the

“ Perceive that which cannot be seen

“ The primary thing when you take a

“ Get beyond love and grief: exist for the

“ Do not regret what you have done

“ In battle, if you you make your

“ All man are the same except for their

“ If you do not control the enemy, the

“ Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no

“ If you know the way broadly you will

“ To know ten thousand things, know

“ Perception is strong and sight weak. In

“ You should not have any special

“ The only reason a warrior is alive is to

“ Respect Buddha and the gods without

“ The important thing in strategy is to

“ Whatever the Way, the master of

“ To become the enemy, see yourself as

“ The true science of martial arts means

“ You may abandon your own body but

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