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[s-skiba-filmmaker]

The present moment | In search of moments in Subotica, Serbia | The Book of the Samurai

“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.” ― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

[curiousaboutcreativity]

Confucius' saying, 'By setting myself to the task for many years and in the end learning change [I], I should make no big mistakes,' is not a matter of learning the I Ching. It means by studying the essence of change and conducting oneself for many years in the Way of Good, one should make no mistakes. (65)

Tsunetomo Y. & W.S. Wilson 2012. Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai. Shambhala Publications.

[curiousaboutcreativity]

According to a certain person's story, 'In the tradition of the I Ching, it is a mistake to think that it is something for divination. This can be seen by the fact that the Chinese character 'I' is read as 'change'. Although one divines good fortune, if he does evil it will become bad fortune. And although he divines bad fortune, if he does good it will become good fortune. (65)

Tsunetomo Y. & W.S. Wilson 2012. Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai. Shambhala Publications.

[headlesssamurai]

“If by setting one’s heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way.” ― Tsunetomo Yamamoto

[billzero]

Llegar a casa cansado de trabajar y encontrarte un detallazo de la novia sobre la mesa. ♡ #Hagakure #Bushido #GF #Gift #Yamamoto #Tsunetomo

[yourwanderingcrow]

Bushido is realized in the presence of death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. There is no other reasoning." "Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it was somewhere else. No one seems to have noticed this fact. But grasping this firmly, one must pile experience upon experience. And once one has come to this understanding he will be a different person from that point on, though he may not always bare it in mind. When one understands this settling into single-mindedness well, his affairs will thin out. "There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everyhting"

~Yamamoto Tsunetomo

[masudd]

El Dragón

Había un hombre en China al que le gustaban mucho las imágenes representando a dragones. Todos sus muebles y vestidos estaban decorados con este emblema. El dios de los dragones se dio cuenta de este amor profundo, así que un día, un verdadero dragón se presentó en su ventana. Se dice que el hombre murió del susto... Era seguramente un charlatán que se hubiera revelado como tal en el momento de la acción. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

[semperannoying]

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.

Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai