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The Impossibility of Betrayal
A golden or fiery dragon was a symbol of wisdom and immortality…
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A Vessel Of Energy
While physical strength is obvious, another force is more powerful yet most people can not see it…
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The Samurai and the Dao
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Following Your True Character Means Recreating Yourself
Every person is born with a specific personality. It is very prominent in a child…
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Nikola Tesla: the Visionary
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Yagyu Munenori Quotes
See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.
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Takuan Soho Quotes
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Inazo nitobe Quotes
A truly brave man is ever serene; he is never taken by surprise...
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes
There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment.
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Yukio Mishima Quotes
The special quality of hell is to see everything clearly down to the last detail...
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The Samurai And The Dao
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We Must Take Fire from History, Not Ashes!
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The Philosophy of Will
Human beings are unique in that they are capable of having spirit...
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Worrying Changes Nothing
A small ship on a routine voyage was suddenly struck by a terrible storm...
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State of Mind
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The Way of Force
The Way of the Samurai is the formation of will – the resolute pursuit of the call of Force...
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A Warrior and a Monk
A warrior has traditionally been considered the antithesis of a monk...
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Masculine Philosophy
Life is a battle, and you must have the unwavering will to wage it...
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Willpower and Onrush
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Sri Aurobindo's sayings
The virtue we should encourage is divine, masterful, untroubled compassion and helpfulness...
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Warrior's Relationship With Nature
It is well known that the greatest warriors of the past were extremely caring, tender and respectful towards the natural world...
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Dojo
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Asceticism Is The Way To Power
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Truth Is The Source Of Courage. The Ideal Warrior Is A Buddha Warrior
Buddhas build the bridge, Bodhisattvas help people cross it, and warriors defend it...
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The Heroism Phenomenon
A very special breed has always existed within humankind: warriors...
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The Hero Archetype: Spirit is Destiny!
The Hero is the core and most refined type of human personality...
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The Legend Of Buddha
The story of the gallant prince Gautama finding enlightenment and becoming Buddha...
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The Blow Of A Sword Creates Life
: Do not do what you would not have done in the face of death...
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A Cluster Of Flames
Warriors strive to make their bodies as most efficient as possible...
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We All Face That Enemy
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A Great Teacher
The samurai had always been preparing himself for meeting the great teachers...
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Purity
To comprehend supreme truths, a samurai must be impeccable, for one day he will perish but the Ideal will remain...
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Samurai Must Be the Color of Cherry Blossoms
In the Way of the Samurai, aesthetics are inextricably linked with ethics...
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Distinct Morals
Most people do not have firm convictions regarding good and bad...
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samurai and Old Age
Like it or not, we will all grow old and perish. Every passing day drains our strength...
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The Cult of Ancestors
By the time we die, we should ensure that we have done our part to improve the world...
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The Basics of Samurai Training
Learning without thought is naught; thought without learning is dangerous...
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Imperial Cult
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Friendship
The most ennobled friendship is when friends help each other to follow the Way of Ascension…
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Family
From the loving example of one family a whole state becomes loving...
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The Great Creed and The Minor Creed
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SWORD
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Lengthen Your Way
A genuine martial art is not meant to kill the rival, but to protect people from aggression and exterminate evil...
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Musashi
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no limits
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Miyamoto musashi Best Quotes
Some of the most famous quotes and sayings by Miyamoto Musashi...
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Nikola Tesla Best Quotes
Some of the most famous quotes and sayings by Nikola Tesla...
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John Keats
Few people possess the courage and spiritual power to follow this way of death acceptance. Like the samurai said, knowledge of the Way is insufficient...
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Samurai Views on Life and Death
Few people possess the courage and spiritual power to follow this way of death acceptance. Like the samurai said, knowledge of the Way is insufficient...
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The Sword
The sword has become a synonym for ‘samurai,’ representing intimate matters and his unfailing Spirit...
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The Mystical and Religious Worlds of the Samurai
Legends and tales tell us that many samurai believed in mystical forces...
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The Emperor and His Court
Since the formation of the centralized Japanese state, the Emperor’s status was ambiguous...
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Turmoil and The Samurai Rise to Power
One fateful evening, the Fujiwara forces and their opponents gathered around the city. Both sides realized that a clash was unavoidable...
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The Great War Between the Taira and Minamoto Clans
In 1180, the brave and impulsive Prince Mochihito led the assault against Kyomori who rose to the occasion using his vast experience of thwarting plots. His secret service didn’t give Mochihito a chance...
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Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Tsunetomo held sacred the idea that reconciliation with the idea of death helps a person to transcend our plane of being and find the beauty and perfection beyond the reach of other people...
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Daidoji Yuzan: Bushido philosopher
The man who would be a warrior considers it his most basic intention to keep death always in mind...
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi: the Great Unifier
Hideyoshi belonged to a new brand of military leaders because of his birth as well as his strategy...
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Nikola Tesla: A Genius, a Visionary
"Many of the earthly miracles have had their genesis in humble surroundings..."
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Manfred von richthofen
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart...
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T. E. Lawrence: Emir dynamite
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Mishima's "Patriotism": love and death
In the short story ''Patriotism'' by Yukio Mishima, the concept of loyalty and honor causes the young lieutenant Shinji Takeyama to choose between his friends and his country...
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Buddhism and Confucianism in Japan
The new religion in Japan was not forced. Nobody burned down pagan temples or put knives to people’s throats to make them accept the new gods...
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FIVE SAMURAI MOVIES YOU SHOULD WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE
In this list you will discover some of the most impressive samurai movies that have ever existed...
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The first shogun
Yoritomo, Japan’s first military dictator, established his own military camp called bakufu in the small town of Kamakura...
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Sword and chrysanthemum
A samurai holds a sutra scroll in one hand and a sword in the other. Strength, wisdom, discipline, and beauty must be inherent to his thinking...
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the wisdom of Famous Martial Arts Masters
Martial arts masters never think their knowledge is complete...
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Giri: samurai duty
Giri is central to Bushi-Do, perhaps the most important, since the word ‘samurai’ means ‘warrior in service,’ in other words, fulfilling his duty...
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THE BEST BOOKS ABOUT THE SAMURAI AND BUSHIDO
Samurai book recommendations. Many of the following books are ancient works written by actual samurai and martial arts masters
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Ronin
In Japan, the samurai who did not serve a lord were called ronin, and almost every samurai had been one at some point in his life...
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Origin and Development of The Samurai
Like in any other nation, the Japanese military class was formed to fulfill two missions: to maintain domestic order and ward off...
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What is the difference between harakiri and seppuku?
Harakiri… Tens of thousands of warriors chose it. They considered it their privilege and absolute proof of valor...
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The Way of Gods (Shinto)
Shinto, the first Japanese religion, may initially seem simple and naïve like many other archaic faiths. But actually, its wisdom is extremely profound...
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Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Takeda Shingen and his glorious adversary Uesugi Kenshin became symbols of daring and outstanding steadfastness. They fought five times at Kawanakajima...
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Jisei: the Japanese Death Poem
Japan has a long history of jisei, or death poems. Jisei is the ‘farewell poem to life’...
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Samurai discipline. Samurai Childhood.
Every age has duties that must be remembered by the youth. To comprehend the Way of Valor, tell your children about the feats of great warriors...
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Land of Yamato
Providence ordained a particular fate to Japan. The Japanese believe the Sun rises earlier in their boundless sky than anywhere else in the world. The picturesque and thought-provoking landscape...
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They Are Testing You...
An old teacher and his young warrior-disciple were absorbed in prayer...
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Renunciation
Renouncing everything that clouds purity of thought and mind is therefore the simplest and most essential rule...
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A Tranquil Heart
The magnificent Sacred Mountain, covered in sparkling snow, towers above its surroundings like an invincible citadel...
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The samurai and Zen Buddhism
In gunbaisha schools, the samurai had to memorize hundreds of meaningless items and words to acquire the abstract ability of focusing and unfocusing their minds...
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Come and take him!
With the first rays of the sun on March 24, 1185 Yoshitsune led the 500-strong Minamoto squadron towards the waiting Taira fleet...
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Being a Warrior is Your Religion
A warrior begged a renowned priest for guidance, “I am tired of war and destruction...
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Samurai and Death
He who understands death overcomes it by realizing there is something beyond...
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Death and a Pure Mind in Bushido
A mind free of material desires, an absolutely tranquil mind can foresee the movements of an opponent and...
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Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon of Oshu
Date Masamune was a well-known regional strongman in Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period all the way through the early parts of the Edo period...
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Miyamoto Musashi
Musashi had killed his first enemy before his thirteenth birthday and every person that stood in his way thereafter. His life was...
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What is Bushido?
Bushi-Do is a Way different from all other Ways. All Ways contain the fundamental idea of self-perfection and...
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The Beauty of a Flower
There once was a Master renowned for growing strikingly beautiful flowers. They were remarkable in every way: rich hues, perfectly...
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Oda Nobunaga: The Demon King of the Sixth Heaven
Oda Nobunaga was a fearless Japanese warlord who lived and died with a sword in his hands. He destroyed everything that...
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The Samurai and the Way
Having accepted the idea of death, a samurai acquired supernatural strength and looked at the world with...
