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1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. 4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. 5. Be detached from desire your whole life long. 6. Do not regret what you have done. 7. Never be jealous. 8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation. 9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others. 10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love. 11. In all things have no preferences. 12. Be indifferent to where you live. 13. Do not pursue the taste of good food. 14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need. 15. Do not act following customary beliefs. 16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful. 17. Do not fear death. 18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age. 19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help. 20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour. 21. Never stray from the Way.


Miyamoto Musashi


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From further reading into the book the idea of "weapons within strategy" as well as Musashi referring to the power of the writer may seem that the strategy which Musashi refers to does not exclusively reside within the domain of weaponry and duels but within the realm of war and battles with many men:


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Within the book Musashi mentions that the use of two swords within strategy is mutually beneficial between those who utilize this skill. The Yoshioka School (descended from either the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū or the Kyo-hachi-ryū) was the foremost of the eight major schools of martial arts in Kyoto the "Kyo-ryū" / "Schools of Kyoto". He finiMiyamoto Musashid it in the second month of 1645.

Musashi as he was often simply known became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels even from a very young age. 1584 – June 13 1645) also known as Shinmen Takezō Miyamoto Bennosuke or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin.

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