The thing is, a lot of what he said is nonsense, but there is also some solid advice. But he also handed over a lesser-known book, Dokkodo, which translates as "The Way of Lonely Walking."
Introduction
The Book of the Five Rings, Musashi's most famous writing, is a work that combines life experience and genius. It is known that Musashi's father was an autocrat; he dictated the terms of his household and his martial arts school.
Accept everything just the way it is
Monk
And the world of dreams, hopes and desires that is built between our ears is not necessarily a reflection of what is actually happening around us. It is a distortion to try to see something other than what it really is.
Warrior
In these works, Johnson shares how living in the present moment can make you happier and more successful today. It doesn't mean you have to leave things as they are; it's just accepting that that's how they are in the present moment.
Teacher
Accepting the way things really are is a powerful concept, compounded when you merge it with living in the present moment. In the example above regarding the political situation I described, simple acceptance is difficult to do.
Insurance Executive
In the end I accept the way he is and in a perfect world he should accept my role in taking away his treats. In the end, I will not accept everything just as it is, but strive to change what I can, and not let those things I cannot change destroy me.
Businessman
It is not the organization charts, titles, RACI[5] diagrams or process flows that matter, its spheres of influence, the ability to understand how decisions are made, build relationships with the right people and bring the system to our mutual advantage. More importantly, however, this is because our current CIO and VP both ran the network organization before being promoted to the point where they reached their current positions.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake
I also think Tony is right when he says, “The secret to success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of letting pain and pleasure use you.” The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.” The two have been linked for centuries, and I prefer to associate pain and pleasure with the right things in order.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling
In the self-defense industry we call this part of the brain the lizard brain. The monkey is the part of the brain that responds to the impulse of emotion, not the lizard.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world
When you get such divergent origins of the same idea, it's worth revisiting and studying. In our modern society, many things could be cured so quickly if people understood the importance of thinking lightly about themselves and deeply about the world. If people took it easy on themselves, they might be able to think more deeply about the world.
We lose sight of the fact that our problems are the biggest in the world to us, but that all people feel the same about their own problems. So we really need to think lightly of ourselves and deeply of the world.
Be detached from desire your whole life
I wonder if Musashi's advice to be detached from desire all your life is a way of training to control all emotions. They must have that will, that desire, that inner spark that drives them to be the best they can be. The people who lack desire tend to be much less successful in the things they attempt.
It is very normal for people to want to be the best at whatever they do. I want to be the best partner for my husband because I want our marriage to remain the joy that it is.
Do not regret what you have done
In Abrahamic religious traditions, feeling sorry for what you have done is healthy and wise. It is not sustainable to act only on the emotions of the heart either, there must be a balance. It brings us back to not regretting what we did in the first place.
Some people lose sight of the fact that emotions need to be experienced and felt, and then we move on. Conversely, if we set people up for success, sensible risk-taking will become part of the organization's DNA and we won't have to regret what we've done.
Never be jealous
It is like a reflection in a mirror; you have to stand in front of the mirror in order to see your reflection. If you are not standing in front of the mirror, your reflection does not exist. It's harder to put into practice because of how it seems, for all intents and purposes, to be woven into our DNA.
We must first get control of the impulse to see what others have that we do not, and instead look at what we do have. One of the great things about mentoring others in business is that it's a win-win.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation
That's one reason why our constitutional freedom of speech doesn't extend to shouting. To live a life that does not know the pain of separation is a life that lacks color in the palate of the world. This is another of Musashi's precepts that portrays the way of the warrior as that of an emotionless stoic who shuns many of the most basic human feelings.
For a time in my late teens I was embarrassed by some of the parts of this form. Nevertheless, while people may come and go, relationships can transcend the transitory nature of work.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor
At the sentencing, which took place after his plea agreement, the judge allowed family members of his victims to address Ridgeway in the courtroom. This precept corresponds to the advice given by Daidoji Yuzan in the Budoshoshinshu, a collection of essays he wrote before his death that attempted to address the true meaning of what it meant to be a member of the warrior class and the paradox of that class. existence in peacetime. I remember a colleague once telling me about a terrible duty station he had when he was in the Marines.
As I've discussed elsewhere in the rules, it's always best to take the middle road. One way to spot the difference in a person's intent is in the language they choose to use.
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love
Musashi guided young men, like me, who acted foolishly out of feelings of lust or love. This half of the prescription, at least to me, seems to be about self-discipline. Love will inhibit violence, self-interest, greed, lust, neglect, and many of the other evils that plague society around the world.
Purchase decisions should always be made on the merits of the product or service we are evaluating, and then only after a thorough technical, financial and contractual review. We may be temporarily caught up in the emotions of the moment, but the prudent businessman or woman should, as far as possible, make decisions based on objective evaluations of relevant facts and data.
In all things, have no preferences
It's like the old saying, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." If a fighter does not know why he or she is doing something, it will be easier to falter or be derailed in the face of great personal risks. In the matter of preferences, when our choices favor ourselves, or one group of people over another group, it is simply wrong.
We can all control costs, but driving the lowest prices in the industry while providing the highest customer service is virtually impossible. In the most successful organizations, the company's vision, mission, strategy and tactics are all aligned to ensure that one of the three aforementioned strategies is communicated and executed at all levels throughout the enterprise.
Be indifferent to where you live
While I agree with some of the sentiments behind this regulation, I don't agree with taking it at face value and not caring where you live. When it comes to choosing a place to stay, I don't just agree with Musashi, I think it would be foolish to be indifferent. I will not care at all when it comes to my family's safety.
And you're not going to do that by being indifferent to where you live. Musashi may have been indifferent about where he lived, and as a warrior I understand the prescription for limited circumstances.
Do not pursue the taste of good food
I have eaten them in the past and I will continue to eat them in the future. Moderation is not only important in the amount of good food consumed, but also in the pursuit of it. If we replace the pursuit of "food" with the relentless pursuit of fame, fortune, prestige in the workplace, mastery of the martial arts, physical perfection, endless sexual conquests and even advanced degrees in education, it becomes clear that the middle ground has been lost. .
Here's the deal, business meals matter, especially in certain parts of the world, so we need to be educated in the etiquette of eating appropriately. Many other companies also include meals in the interview process, as working lunches, dinner meetings and the like are a normal part of the routine while on the job.
Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need
It is not only important for fighters, but for anyone who wants to increase their personal productivity and efficiency. I suppose one could argue that, but I figure if it is, as he says, his only fault (yeah, right), it can be overlooked. It's not always possible, but when it is, it's important for our sanity to clear the mess of them.
And they invented some really out-of-the-box concepts like iTunes where it's not the music that sells them so much as the delivery channel. It is not so much unnecessary possessions that we must guard against in order to hold on to business, but rather lived ideas, processes and knowledge.
Do not act following customary beliefs
