Twenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping?
In 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the Dokkodo - "The Way of Walking Alone."
WALK ALONE is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life.
Across twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to:
• accept reality without becoming passive
• master desire without rejecting ambition
• stop living through regret, envy and comparison
• own things without letting them own you
• make decisions without outsourcing your judgement
• face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness
• build a personal code you can actually live by
Each rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action.
For readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the Book of Five Rings, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Twenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping? In 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the Dokkodo - "The Way of Walking Alone." WALK ALONE is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life. Across twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to: - accept reality without becoming passive- master desire without rejecting ambition- stop living through regret, envy and comparison- own things without letting them own you- make decisions without outsourcing your judgement- face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness- build a personal code you can actually live by Each rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action. For readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the Book of Five Rings, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170503629
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Twenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping In 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the Dokkodo - 'The Way of Walking Alone.' WALK ALONE is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life. Across twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to: - accept reality without becoming passive- master desire without rejecting ambition- stop living through regret, envy and comparison- own things without letting them own you- make decisions without outsourcing your judgement- face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness>Each rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action. For readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the Book of Five Rings, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170503629
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Twenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping? In 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the Dokkodo - "The Way of Walking Alone." WALK ALONE is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life. Across twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to: - accept reality without becoming passive- master desire without rejecting ambition- stop living through regret, envy and comparison- own things without letting them own you- make decisions without outsourcing your judgement- face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness- build a personal code you can actually live by Each rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action. For readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the Book of Five Rings, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798170503629
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