MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS X.
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS IX.
Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS VIII.
Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS VI.
Do not regret what you have done.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS V.
Be detached from desire your whole lifelong.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS IV.
Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS III.
Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS II.
Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: DOKKODO; THE WAY OF ALONENESS I.
Accept everything just the way it is.
— Miyamoto, Musashi
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO SIXTY-FOUR
A young fox, crossing boldly, gets its tail wet. Nothing is gained.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO SIXTY-THREE
The neighborhood to the east slaughters an ox, but this is not comparable to the simple ceremony of the neighborhood to the west, which really receives the blessings.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO SIXTY-TWO
The call left by a flying bird should not rise, but descend.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO SIXTY-ONE
The calling crane is in the shade; its fledgling joins it. I have a good goblet—I will share it with you.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO SIXTY
If not disciplined, one will lament.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FIFTY-NINE
In a time of dispersal, make the great order reach everywhere. In dealing with dispersal, the abode of the king is blameless.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FIFTY-EIGHT
Trusting a plunderer involves danger.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FIFTY-SEVEN
Obedient under the bed, one loses the axe one has—even though one is trying to be correct, it bodes ill.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FIFTY-SIX
The bird burns its nest. The traveler first laughs, later cries. Losing the ox while at ease bodes ill.
— I Ching
MEDITATIONS: I CHING; THE BOOK OF CHANGES, CANTO FIFTY-FIVE
Meeting the partner, though the master is equal, there is no blame. There is worth in going.
— I Ching