The Book of Five Rings
Am I forging the extraordinary within the ordinary training of my daily life?
📝ONGO's Reflection
A legendary swordsman who, in more than sixty duels over a lifetime, was never once defeated. When I first opened this book of his martial strategy, I was surprised to find, not the flashy secrets of swordplay, but an almost relentless emphasis on the fundamentals. Musashi calls a thousand days of practice "training" and ten thousand days of practice "refinement," saying that only ceaseless daily discipline forges the composure that will not waver in real combat. This book teaches not merely how to wield a sword, but how to forge the firm sword of the heart that governs oneself and prevails on the fierce battlefield of life.
"Thousand days of practice is forging, ten thousand days of practice is refining."Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings
"천일의 연습을 단이라 하고, 만일의 연습을 련이라 한다."
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