The Samurai Creed

Inspirerad av Snowflakes inlägg om Hagakure- kände jag att jag ville skriva ner "The Samuari Creed". Den är mäktig. En mycket viktig man i mitt liv har starkt bidragit till mitt intresse för Japan ... martial arts... filosofin bakom allt detta... (som jag bara känner till en liten bråkdel av)

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THE SAMURAI CREED
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I have no parents;I make the heavens and the earth my parents,
I have no home; I make 'saika tanden' (abdominal region) 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 'a um' (art of regulating one's breath) my life and death.
I have no body; I make stoicism my body.
I have no eyes; I make the flash of lightening 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 'sakkatsu jizai' (free to kill and free to restore life) my strategy.
I have no designs; I make 'kisan' (taking opportunity by the forelock ) my designs.
I have no miracles; I make righteous laws my miracles.
I have no principles; I make 'rinkiohen' (adaptablility to all circumstances) my principles.
I have no tactic; I make 'kyojitsu' (emptiness and fullness) my tactics.
I have no talent; I make 'toi skumyo' (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 armor; I make 'jin-gi' (benevolence and righteousness) my armor.
I have no castle; I make ' fudoshin' (immovable mind) my castle.
I have no sword; I make 'mushin' (absence of mind) my sword.