Of Five Rings Gorin no sho

Miyamoto Musashi, in the sixteenth century, after a lifetime of fighting, withdrew to a cave to summarize his view of existence, the Sabre Way. The Bushido warrior code, differs little from lethic Buddhist monks. Abstinence, renunciation to emotional attachments, sensual, monastic life have in common, to the exception of a single. While latteinte to life, human or animal, is a major prohibits the monks, samurai does not deprive of trucider to lavenant. Throughout the narrative, slay opponent becomes almost an obsession. It seems that compassion, omnipresent among the monks, is practically absent in those who have chosen the Sabre Way. Once the samurai must overcome his fear of suffering and death, self and other pain becomes an abstraction. So it goes that when he was young, it turned felt that it invaded shame when sétait surprised about Dallier pray before a duel. "Honoring Buddha, yes, but not expecting anything", it will summarize. Compassion sil remains about something, remains selective. So, Musashi collected and adopted an orphan who became his disciple. If Musashi excels in swordsmanship, one could not say the same for the handling of the pen. His style is heavy, repetitive and ultimately quite soporific. The passages devoted to the fighting techniques do not shine by their peculiarities. To empty his mind, always take the initiative, select the fertile ground, are common places quon also found in other martial arts techniques. This book, however, deserves BE read to understand those who chose the Sabre Way.