“15. Do not cling to superstitious beliefs.” – Dokkōdō, Miyamoto Musashi.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1179
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“14. Do not hold on to old possessions.” – Dokkōdō, Miyamoto Musashi.
“Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form; all things are empty, nothing is born, nothing breaks…” – Heart Sutra
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1178
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“13. Do not be led astray by gluttony.” - Dokkodo, Miyamoto Musashi.
This is a basic instinct of every animal—after all, we never know when food will be available again, so we are programmed to stock up as much as possible. We do have an animal part within us, but we are not entirely animals, right?
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1177
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“12. Do not seek the possession of unnecessary belongings.” - Dokkodo, Miyamoto Musashi.
We only need what we truly need; there’s no necessity to go beyond that.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1176
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“11. Have no preference for any particular way.” - Dokkodo, Miyamoto Musashi.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1175
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“10. Do not be led by love or romantic desire.” - Dokkodo, Miyamoto Musashi.
Being led by your feelings is not a good idea. “Follow your heart” — I would replace that with “Understand your heart, but follow your mind.” Your heart doesn’t measure consequences; your mind does.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1174
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“9. Hold no resentment for yourself or others.” - Dokkodo, Musashi.
Forgive others, forgive yourself — you deserve it.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1173
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
“8. Do not be saddened by separation.” - Dokkodo, Musashi.
Everyone who enters and leaves our lives does so for a reason—sometimes to add, sometimes to teach. Don’t look back; learn the lesson and always keep moving forward, one step at a time.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1172
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
7. Do not be envious of others.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1171
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
6. Do not regret what has been done.
What happened, happened—there’s nothing more to be done. You are here and now, so focus on this moment. What can you learn from what happened? What can be done from this point forward?
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1170
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
5. Be detached from desire throughout your life.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1169
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t get too attached to your own importance, vanity, pride, and desires. Keep your cup empty. Take time to understand the world, people, events, nature, and the principles that shape life.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1168
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
3. Do not rely, at any moment, on a partial feeling.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1167
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
2.Do not seek pleasure for the sake of pleasure.
Pleasure should not be your north. Living in pursuit of pleasure is not truly living—you sacrifice your present and your future for something that will bring only fleeting satisfaction. Enjoy it when it comes naturally, and let it go when it fades.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1166
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
1. Accept everything as it is.
Accept the world as it is, things as they are, people as they are. Accept that you have limits, accept that there are things you shouldn’t let take space in your mind. Accept who you are, accept that you can change. Accept that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain, and that you can change your path whenever you wish.
For the next 21 days, I will be sharing and commenting on one precept from Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkōdō. Feel free to share your thoughts. 🙇♂️
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1165
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
Being true to my principles—every time I am tested and manage to rise above without staining myself—is a moment of great pride. This, too, is part of living: staying true to your values.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1163
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
To sharpen my blade, so that when needed, it cuts swiftly and cleanly.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1162
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
Some time with myself—to dive deeper, to listen, to know myself better, to see myself, to learn, to grow.
Do you take time to sit and talk with yourself?
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1160
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
The human being is the one who can go against their instincts, against their animal self—that is our superpower.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1159
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts
Walking along, the strange black rabbit encounters the fox, who quickly asks:
“You walk so much—don’t you ever get tired?”
“One does not tire when one enjoys it. Walking is living, and living is walking.”
“But relaxing is good too, it’s pleasant. Why not stop walking and just rest?”
“That is not an option. I will only stop walking when the final tiger comes—that will be my reward.”
Replies the strange black rabbit.
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➡️ Study, reflect, accept and question, always.
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▪️ https://www.shugyosha.blog/post/art-of-the-day-1158
▪️I’m just starting out.
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▪️Day by day, step by step, I will keep on walking.
I’m just a wanderer.
➡️ Walking is the Way.
▪️ #shugyoshaarts