21 Rules of Life - Miyamoto Musashi

in #culture7 years ago (edited)

'' The spirit of the sword art can be apply to all the daily gestures of life''

Miyamoto Musashi(1584 - 1645) was a japanese sword master during the samurai age. He wins more than 60 serious duels and participated to the Sekigahara Battle (July, 1600).

Undefeated samurai, he wrote at the end of his life The Book of The Five Rings. In this famous book of the japanese culture, we can discover this :

The 21 Rules of Life

  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 or 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


Last duel of Miyamoto Musashi on the Ganryu-Jima Island

source: www.1000manifestos.com

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thanks for support !

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you gonna make me blush ! XD

Wow! That man knew what is life worth for! My respect for him.

great post! :D keep going

good stuff man! I love legend of the five rings and musashi!

So nice . Its good to read the post like this

Simple rules for life that one should naturally follow. If all did, the world would be that much more pleasant.

Really good rules to live by! :) Good Post!

nice post ;)

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