Brutal Training & The Book of No-Thing

One of the most profound books I have read in recent times and one that I feel encapsulates many aspects of my own personal philosophy is Miyamoto Musashi’s ‘Book of 5 Rings’ (the Kaufman translation).

The most powerful section of the book for me is the ‘The Book of No-Thing’, the final chapter in this masterpiece. I would like to work through this most profound chapter with you.

What stands out for me? I want to list for you the most profound sentences that impact me in this chapter for your contemplation. Only your contemplation matters as you will soon see.

The spirit of the universe is an emptiness which is nothing. It exists and is, but yet it is not.

In the universe, no-thing-ness is not a thing that is true and not a thing that is not true.

Everything is revealed to all men as they desire it to be revealed to them, by their own definitions alone.

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