Reddit mentions of The Book of Five Rings: A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword (Shambhala Library)

They directly reference the Book of Five Rings -- Two Heavens is more or less an ode to it ("got five rings on my hand")


http://www.amazon.com/Book-Five-Rings-Miyamoto-Musashi/dp/1590302486

The Book of Five Rings is a quick read and holds up in a weird Way in today's society.

in the same vein as the Art of War is The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, who is regarded by some historians as the greatest swordsman in the history of Japan.

Your deviant art has some pretty cool stuff!

Sorry, it is "The Book of Five Rings" It is written by a 17th century swordsman and is philosophical and educational about sword play in his time period.

It is actually a pretty popular book for Japanese business men. It is like Art of War, there are a lot of philosophies that you can translate to the corporate world.

These aren't free but definitely worth the read.

Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa

The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi

But that's just the backdrop, the afterthought. It's the same perception thing the denial phase can conjure up, where you get hung up thinking about how long you'll be without...this stuff that will kill you.

Not to over-run your frontal lobes, but when the dust settles a little bit more (not a bad thing), and you can exhale...;-), start and stay with: a one-year plan. Where do you want to be, job-wise? Relationship-wise? Friendship-wise?, Happiness-wise?", etc. Then, work out how you wil accomplish these improvements to your life. Plans can be trimmed, expanded, changed all around, but if you don't have a plan, you're just letting life come at you blind. You're popping the clutch and burning out on stuff that's not worth it.

So take a little time with that one, then you're ready for your five-year. Same deal.

Tomorrow is just a promise.

Yesterday is a cancelled check.

There is only the NOW.

Try to live in the now, without judgement.

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Eyes on the Sensei,

Miyamoto Musashi

His words light The Way.
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A Haiku for you, soberingthought. Which is such* a good u/n, I may steal it for the book. Kidding.

Miyamoto Musashi wrote an awesome book - "A Book of Five Rings"

He was Samurai. One of his observations, which I think of often, is, "A man defending his eyes is not really fighting".

Faced with a foe known for his skill with an eight-foot pole, Musashi practiced with, and eventually fought with a ten-foot pole, giving him both a practical, tactical edge, but a psychological edge as well. He won. You can check it out here.

Stay in the now, keep your eyes on the prize, and, ah, on the woman front, when you're kissing the rosebud, did you ever try mild suction and humming? Five stars. As someone with two marriages and a half-handful of live-in deals, along with 40-50 other partners along the way...I can't believe I never tried it before. And don't stop just because she thinks she wants you to. First request, anyway. ^^heheheh

Peace out

How about this? I see that you like books and have heard that it's a great read.

Btw in case anyone has read them and can give their opinions on them, I own a translation by Thomas Cleary and one inside The Complete Musashi translated by Alexander Bennett.

Incidentally, you may enjoy Miyamoto Musashi’s The Book of Five Rings, specifically “The Book of Void.” Pick up a copy if you can.

I believe you will find comfort in two books. The first is The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, the greatest of all Japan's Samurai.

The other is Many Lives, Many Masters. This is a PDF, so read online or print it.

These books have nothing in common - save for the greater understanding of the self that will come from the reading.

Good Luck!