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For Miyamoto Musashi, discipline was absolute. He lived as a ronin (masterless samurai), wandering Japan to perfect his skill. In his final work, the *Dokkodo* ('The Path of Aloneness'), he outlined 21 precepts for a disciplined life, including 'Do not seek pleasure for its own sake' and 'Never stray from the Way. ' He believed that true mastery required constant, grueling practice—'A thousand days of training to develop, ten thousand days of training to polish. ' Musashi teaches that discipline is the bridge between potential and mastery.
"In all things have no preferences."
"If you wish to control others you must first control yourself."
"Step by step walk the thousand-mile road."
"Be detached from desire your whole life long."
"Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
"The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them."
"Do nothing which is of no use."
"Never stray from the Way."
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