The Book of Five Rings - Couverture souple

Miyamoto Musashi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1603864946 ISBN 13 : 9781603864947

Editeur : Merchant Books, 2012

Synopsis

An Unabridged Edition To Include: The Earth Scroll - The Water Scroll - The Fire Scroll - The Wind Scroll - The Scroll Of Emptiness - Preface and Notes - Miyamoto Musashi, c. 1584 - June 13, 1645)

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In "A Book of Five Rings," Miyamoto Musashi takes the reader into a world filled to the brim with devotion, self-respect, discipline, honesty and purity of thought. Written originally for warriors and samurai in a completely different time and culture, Musashi's book provides a remarkable source of inspiration for self-development today. His teachings are concise and to the point. He uses phrases like "you must understand this" and "you must practice diligently" and explains only general, but unquestionable and fundamental, concepts of the Way of the Warrior. While some of his guidelines are are not directly applicable in our time and age, those about striving to achieve improvement on the inside as well as the outside couldn't be more on target. Taken literally this book is about how to become an efficient, albeit enlightened, killer. It's value comes from reading between the lines--lines which speak volumes.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way. Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Although not only warriors but priests, women, peasants and lowlier folk have been known to die readily in the cause of duty or out of shame, this is a different thing. The warrior is different in that studying the Way of Strategy is based on overcoming men. By victory gained in crossing swords with individuals, or enjoining battle with large numbers, we can attain power and fame for ourselves or our lord. This is the virtue of strategy." - Miyamoto

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Merchant Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1603864946
• ISBN 13: 9781603864947
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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