http://www.thesamuraiguy.com Ways of a Warrior Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/blog/seven-virtues-of-bushido/ http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/blog/seven-virtues-of-bushido/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:47:59 +0000 TheSamuraiGuy http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/?p=194 Rectitude (義, gi)
Courage (勇, yuu)
Benevolence (仁, jin)
Respect (礼, rei)
Honesty (誠, makoto or 信 shin)
Honor (誉, yo)
Loyalty (忠, chuu)

]]> http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/blog/seven-virtues-of-bushido/feed/ 0 http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/blog/the-samurai-creed/ http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/blog/the-samurai-creed/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:39:22 +0000 TheSamuraiGuy http://www.thesamuraiguy.com/?p=192 I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T’ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make An Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.
I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.
I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

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