Miyamoto Musashi Dokkodo - 21 Rules For Life (Philosophy)

This is the Dokkodo; 21 rules on life from swordsman and philosopher, Miyamoto Musashi.

Musashi was a Ronin in Japan from 1584 to 1645. He is probably the most famous swordsman from history with an undefeated 61-0 duelling record.

Not only was Musashi an excellent swordsman, he was also a writer and philosopher. His book, The Book of Five Rings, is still printed and read to this day.

Musashi's philosophy is one of self reliance, inner calm, acceptance, and discipline. His work is read all over the world to help people develop mental strength and the qualities needed for a resilient and happy life.

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[jovanyagathe]

"It May Seem Difficult At First, But Everything Is Difficult At First."
- Miyamoto Musashi

[bryanmuster]

Do not be guided by feelings of lust or love. Man, where were you when i was 18.

[SkreltNL]

Typed em out for myself since i coudnt find the comment, but then thought sharing might be worth it xD

1. Accept everything just the way it is
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake
3. Do not under any circumstances depend on a partial feeling
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long
6. Do not regret what you have done
7. Never be jealous
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation
9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor for others
10. Do not let yourself be guided by feelings of lust or love
11. In all things, have no preferences
12. Be indifferent to were you live
13. Do not pursue the taste of good food
14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need
15. Do not act following customary believes
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful
17. Do not fear death
18. Do not seek to posses goods or fiefs for your old age
19. Respect Budha and the Gods without counting on their help
20. You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honor
21. Never stray from the way

[billthebax]

My favorite one of his. “Bend to the truth or live a lie”

[sebastiaosalgado]

4-"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world" That's my favourite!

[travismitchell]

These principles have been repeated time and time again. Every great man from Europe to Asia, from 600 BC until now has tested and proven them. Makes me wonder sometimes why still to this day 99.9% of us can't seem to grasp the completely. For the record I find myself in that category being driven by anger, lust, pleasure seeking, and emotional attachments far more than i care to admit. I wonder why it's so hard to transcend our baser nature when doing so appears to be the secret to true success.

[OverOnTheWildSide]

Most of these are contrary to what is typical of American culture.

[mikeythamason]

Wow . Sometimes life brings you to exactly where you need to be

[jeangentry]

So, this is where The Jedi developed their Code.

[anonym]

Reflecting on theese teachings i lived so long, i have to admit...i failed you master Myamoto. 28 years i kept the sword in my heart. It was to hold on to it. It was to give meaning to my existence...but now i realise...i just used the sword as reason to hide from the world. To hide behind it instead of doing what my life was intendet to be.
Be happy.
A simple task, yet so difficult to accomplish.
Now i realise that it holds lots of simularety.
The parh of the sword and the path of life.
Thank you for all your teachings master, my time of lonelyness is over. I lay down my sword, for it has no use to me anymore. I will allways keep it next to what fills my heart now. Rest in peace.

[PatrickGraven]

The more we endure, the better we become, because every action has a purpose, and when every action has a purpose, every action has a result. Always be willing to get up and go at it again and again and again, for that’s the person who has their hands raised later in life, because that was the person with dreams and goals. We are what we do repeatedly, because today it begins, tomorrow it continues and it never ends, until we reach our goals.

[davidcarpenter]

Even being able to do one of these gives you immense power there was times when I didn't have the money to eat what I wanted so I ate what I could and thought about his teaching and it gave me power over the situation and this is only one time ... D

[stormcloud-]

Impossible to go astray with guidelines like these

[keepitsecretce]

I absolutely love this. Amazing work! I've been studying Miyamoto Musashi and his Philosophy for the last 15 years. Been diving deep and working on my own Jiujitsu and Jeet Kune Do practice. Working on complete mastery of of the arts! Thank you for this fantastic video, as well as your other one on Musashi!

[vanlalbbzeli]

My fravourite one is, "Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful". Misashi is very kind samurai.please comment.

[bricefrost]

I like all of these things but I see it more of a thing that you shouldn't fall too deep into. Take your cup of water from these things but don't over indulge. I think having a good meal, having love, having fun, having interest and passions are great but they conflict with some of these codes. So me personally I think you should be allowed to have the joys of all these things just dont let it consume you. Moderation is key to being healthy in mind, spirit, and body.

[garyschasteen]

Detachment is an interesting concept. For example, my foot wasn't looking for the thorn in the carpet, and indeed, it certainly found it. "Detachment" took on a whole new meaning for me at that 'point'. Specifically, I very much desired to detach the thorn from my toe. It certainly was emotional. Similar happens for things that have more of a positive experience attached that just sometimes show from time to time. Great video and interesting principles. Thank you for sharing!

[joezar]

Holy shit this Samurai who wrote this would cring if he seen what the world is like today .

[c.galindo]

Musashi seemed to be a simple man of common interests. He didn’t think too highly of himself but never underestimated what was around him

[AvoidTheseMemes]

You'll have to arm yourself with much more knowledge and be fully open and willing to let go of what you think you know if you want to be able to follow all of these.