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Hagakure Wisdom – Pg. 69
I’m still reading through The Book of the Samurai and found another interesting quote:
Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.
The above is from page 85 of, Hagakure : The Book [...]
Hagakure Wisdom – Pg. 31
16. January 2010
It is not good to settle into a set of opinions. It is a mistake to put forth the effort and obtain some understanding and then stop at that. At first putting forth great effort to be sure that you have grasped the basics, then practicing so that they may come to fruition is something [...]
Continue reading...Be Like Water
12. January 2010
I just came across this and thought it was such a great piece that I had to share it here.
“Be like water,
Flowing everywhere
Without striving,
Benefiting all
Without contention.
Live in touch with the earth,
Meditate deeply in the heart.
Be generous in relationships,
Truthful in speech,
Consistent in leadership,
Competent in work,
And timely in actions.
The path of peace
Is forever honorable.”
-excerpt from the Tao [...]
Hagakure Wisdom – Pg. 85
9. January 2010
A certain person said the following
There are two kinds of dispositions, inward and outward, and a person who is lacking in one or the other is worthless. It is, for example, like the blade of a sword, which one should sharpen well and then put in its scabbard, periodically taking it out and knitting one’s [...]
24. January 2010
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