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The way of the warrior
The way of the warrior is the way of the void. The void is nothingness, complete non-existence. Practice your way so that you may live in the moment, nothing moves or disturbs you. In your way, there you exist, nothing more, nothing less in complete stillness of body and soul. Here you and your way are one. What you need to achieve is second nature. You live your way, free from the world.
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To be a master one must master everything in one's domain
The warrior must not favour any weapon, he must be skillful in all their use and be ready to take each up when the need arises. Similiarly someone must learn and be able to perform exceptionally in all aspects of that which one wishes to master.
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The essence of focus
The moment of combat requires only one thing that is to cut the enemy, thus the warrior must in this moment think only of cutting the enemy. That must be one's sole focus. Do not needlessly fret about all the details in doing a thing, focus only on the single goal. All ac...
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The way to mastery
To achieve mastery one must think about that which one wishes to master in all it's facets both broadly and deeply. Through this action, one must find the optimal means of performing each movement and each minute element of that which one wishes to master. And thus one mu...
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know your path, walk it. Also observe and understand the path of others.
Notice that every path and every man has his own way. Observe and respect the ways of other men and paths.
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The book of the five rings is a manuscript about war, strategy and sword fighting written by miyamoto mushashi. It mostly deals with sword fighting but beneath that there is a strong structure for mastery and for life. Below you'll find an attempt to distill the philosophy of the way as elaborated by mushashi.
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Alan Watts On The Way Of Nature: Wu Wei
Tao is the way of nature, and the way to be in accord with it is Wu Wei that is non-doing. This non-action, effortless effort, or actionless action goes past most western societies who are having a ‘doing’ mentality rather than a ‘being’ one.
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Mindfulness meditation
It is based on Buddhist traditions and it's described as "the non-judgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment."
Sit in a quiet place with your eyes closed, focusing on your breath as it moves in and out. It's a way to become familiar with your own mind.
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