Miyamoto Musashi's Dokkōdō: the 21 precepts of "The Way of Walking Alone"
The top 3 according to 45 votes from people: 6. Do not regret what you have done. · 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. · 1. Do not go against the ways of the world.. (Updated Oct 21, 2023.)
From "Do not go against the ways of the world" to "Never stray from the Way": all 21 precepts of the Dokkōdō, written by Miyamoto Musashi a week before his death in 1645 and given to his disciple Terao Magonojō, preserved in his own hand at the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 21
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6. Do not regret what you have done.
Precept 6 of the Dokkōdō: «我事におゐて後悔をせず».
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2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
Precept 2 of the Dokkōdō: «身にたのしみをたくます».
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1. Do not go against the ways of the world.
Precept 1 of the Dokkōdō: «世々の道をそむく事なし».
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4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
Precept 4 of the Dokkōdō: «身をあさく思、世をふかく思ふ».
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5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.
Precept 5 of the Dokkōdō: «一生の間よくしん思わず».
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7. Never be jealous of others, for better or worse.
Precept 7 of the Dokkōdō: «善悪に他をねたむ心なし».
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8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
Precept 8 of the Dokkōdō: «いずれの道にもわかれをかなしまず».
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16. Do not collect weapons or practise with weapons beyond what is useful.
Precept 16 of the Dokkōdō: «兵具は格別よの道具たしなまず».
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10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
Precept 10 of the Dokkōdō: «れんぼの道思ひよるこころなし».
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11. In all things, have no preferences.
Precept 11 of the Dokkōdō: «物毎にすきこのむ事なし».
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3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
Precept 3 of the Dokkōdō: «よろずに依怙の心なし».
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14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
Precept 14 of the Dokkōdō: «末々代物なる古き道具を所持せず».
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15. Do not act following customary beliefs.
Precept 15 of the Dokkōdō: «わが身にいたり物いみする事なし».
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19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
Precept 19 of the Dokkōdō: «仏神は貴し、仏神をたのまず».
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20. You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honour.
Precept 20 of the Dokkōdō: «身を捨てても名利はすてず».
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21. Never stray from the Way.
Precept 21 of the Dokkōdō: «常に兵法の道をはなれず».
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9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor for others.
Precept 9 of the Dokkōdō: «自他共にうらみかこつ心なし».
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13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.
Precept 13 of the Dokkōdō: «身ひとつに美食をこのまず».
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18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
Precept 18 of the Dokkōdō: «老身に財宝所領もちゆる心なし».
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12. Be indifferent to where you live.
Precept 12 of the Dokkōdō: «私宅においてのぞむ心なし».
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17. Do not fear death.
Precept 17 of the Dokkōdō: «道においては死をいとわず思ふ».
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