“Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“It is a wretched thing that the young men of today are so contriving and so proud of their material posessions. Men with contriving hearts are lacking in duty. Lacking in duty, they will have no self-respect.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“Respect, Honesty, Courage, Rectitude, Loyalty, Honour, Benevolence”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“If by setting one’s heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that “All abilities come from one mind” sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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