Musashi's 21 Precepts for life | Wisdom from The Greatest swordsman to Ever Live

Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman to ever live, defeating over sixty opponents in one-on-one combat. Here are his 21 Precepts (rules) for life.

A partial self-portrait of Miyamoto Musashi near the end of his life, one of the only visual references of Musashi c. 1584 –1645 | Notice his red skin, showing eczema | See the full portrait here Contents hide About Musashi Musashi’s 21 Precepts for Life – Dokkōdō Musashi Precept 1 | Accept Everything Just the Way it is Musashi Precept 2 | Do not Seek Pleasure for its own sake Musashi Precept 3 | Do not, under any Circumstances, Depend on a Partial Feeling Musashi Precept 4 | Think Lightly of Yourself and Deeply of the World Musashi Precept 5 | Be Detached From Desire your Whole Life Long Musa

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