012: How To Find Enlightenment And Meaning Like A Warrior - Miyamoto Musashi

Lessons from the Book of Five Rings and ⁠Dokkodo⁠by Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi (1585 -1645) is a sword-saint, poet, artist and legend.

The Book of Five Rings (五輪の書, Go Rin No Sho) contains strategies of warfare, single combat, and most importantly the Way to finding enlightenment and meaning as a warrior. And the The Dokkodo (獨行道, The Path of Aloneness) is a list of 21 precepts for living a life of honesty and honour.

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00:00 - Excerpt on Miyamoto Musashi’s life

02:55 - What is the Way of the warrior?

05:55 - Significance of The Book of Five Rings for modern life

07:25 - Become action-oriented

08:50 - Strengthen your mind by doing difficult thing, some examples

11:00 - How anyone can become a warrior using pen and sword

14:30 - What are the four types of people?

18:40 - To live the Way you must act

20:50 - Believe in yourself, there is always strength within

25:00 - Study all the arts

27:44 - Why the greatest control themselves

31:45 - If you follow the Way, you have to transcend categories to reach enlightenment

37:27 - The moment you know your enemy, you will love him but you must destroy your enemy

39:35 - The Dokkodo, the 21 precepts for living in this chaotic world

46:50 - The Book of the Void and the mystical experiences

50:20 - The challenge

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IJ Makan is a philosopher, designer, and martial artist.

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