 | Bushido doesn't mean martial arts. Please do not misunderstand the concept. Only when the impoliteness can not be permitted, the use of the sword is admitted. Bushido doesn't mean simply winning over others by physical force. Rather,in Bushido one is encouraged to pursue spiritual traning for the purpose of conquering oneself. "Bushido is not the way of death" It is the code of moral principles and aesthetics of the action and deportment. "What is the human's beautiful action and deportment?" This is the essence of Bushido. This thinking is definitely more important than "How do we succeed?" Because this sublime spirit is a fair as the human based on Love and Sympathy,Truth and Justice, Courtesy,Wisdom,Faith,loyalty,and Promise,it was accepted by not only the samurai(Warrior) but also the farmer,the tradesman,and the merchant. And, This unwritten law of this self-discipline carved for Japanese DNA for hundreds of years, nevertheless there is not a codified book like the Bible in the Christianity and the sutra in the Buddhism. Japanese victim's deportment in a East Japan great earthquake proved the existence of Bushido by that token. "What is the human's beautiful action and deportment?" The Japanese is recognizing it instinctively. ★仁 Jin - Love and Sympathy Love and Sympathy for others. "Mercy of the warriors, " to be represented, Spirit is ready to care about enemy's feelings. even in the fierce battle. That is "Jin" ★義 Gi - Truth and Justice "Be righteous" as a ... |