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

Lessons from the Book of Five Rings and ⁠Dokkodo⁠ by 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. - 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 - Social & Website Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ijmakan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com

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