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Maa, vesi, tuli, tuuli ja tyhjyys (original 1643; edition 1983)

by Miyamoto Musashi, Samppa Lahdenperä, Victor Harris

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The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior.… (more)
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Title:Maa, vesi, tuli, tuuli ja tyhjyys
Authors:Miyamoto Musashi
Other authors:Samppa Lahdenperä, Victor Harris
Info:Helsingissä [Hki] Otava 1983
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Rating:****
Tags:paperback, non-fiction, Japan, martial arts, history, philosophy, iaido

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Abstraction before technicality. Very cool. ( )
  trrpatton | Mar 20, 2024 |
Thoroughly enjoyable historical texts that represent the Taoist perspectives of the samurai warriors of the 17th century. ( )
  yates9 | Feb 28, 2024 |
Një nga tekstet më të sakta të kulturës aziatike, për artin e sofistikuar të betejës dhe triumfit.
  BibliotekaFeniks | Nov 28, 2023 |
A short, functional book, Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings offers some rather basic philosophical tenets – know yourself, be calm, live in harmony with things, etc. – alongside extensive and specific instructions on various weapons and fighting stances and so on. The latter is, of course, less useful to a modern reader, and the former is elevated in many readers' eyes by its context. I believe ancient instruction manuals like this are elevated by some to the level of philosophy, when in truth they are nowhere near, simply because people like the aesthetic of learning from a samurai and following a 'warrior's path' or somesuch.

My Shambhala edition, translated by Thomas Cleary, also included a second short manual, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyū Munenori, which is more of the same. It was a little bit more lively in its writing style, but in truth both books are a bit turgid. Ultimately, these books are shallow pools whereas real works of philosophy can be like great brawling oceans when you read them. The Book of Five Rings does have one profound line about expanding your knowledge beyond your own discipline, because "if you have wide knowledge of the ways, you encounter them in everything" (pg. 18). I only wish the books themselves had done more to show us. ( )
  MikeFutcher | Nov 21, 2023 |
Another book that's sat on my Kindle for years unread. But having just finished David Kirks' books it really felt like the right time to read this.

It's hard to judge this book in any real contemporary terms because it simply has no place in the contemporary world. It's an anachronism from a time and place that is no more and will never be again.

It is aimed solely at the samurai warrior, but maybe there are those who are ultra competitive who do contact sports, and also military personnel, that could still gain a lot from reading it - which doesn't apply to me.

It is, however, an incredible view into the mind of one of the greatest strategists (swordsmen) from Japanese history, and it really gives you the genuine thoughts and attitude of a Samurai in regards to fighting and killing with swords. It's probably the most amoral thing i've ever read, and in that aspect alone it's quite wonderful because it is so genuine. ( )
  5t4n5 | Aug 9, 2023 |
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Knjiga koja na engleskom nosi ispravan naziv „Knjiga pet sfera“, delo Mijamota Musašija posvećeno umeću ratovanja, predstavlja čisto pragmatični poduhvat. Musaši ismeva spoljašnji sjaj i komercijalizaciju borilačkih veština, usmeravajući pažnju na psihološki i fizički aspekt smrtonosnog napada i odlučne pobede kao suštine ratovanja.

Njegov naučno agresivan, u potpunosti nemilosrdan pristup vojnoj nauci, iako nije bio široko zastupljen među japanskim majstorima borilačkih veština, predstavlja jednu visoko koncentrovanu karakterizaciju određenog tipa ratnika samuraja. Iako se u vezi njegovih dramatičnih podviga razvio čitav korpus legendi, malo se toga pouzdano zna o životu Mijamota Musašija. Ono što je on izneo o sebi u svojoj „Knjizi pet prstenova“ je primarni izvor istorijskih činjenica. Prvi put je u borbi ubio čoveka sa trinaest godina, a poslednji put sa dvadeset i devet godina. U jednom trenutku svog života on je navodno prestao da koristi pravi mač, ali je nastavio da zadaje smrtonosne udarce protivnicima sve do kraja karijere mačevaoca. Poslednje tri decenije života Musaši je proveo usavršavajući i podučavajući svoju ratničku nauku. Priča se da se nikada nije češljao, da se nikada nije kupao, da se nije ženio, da nije stvorio dom i da nije podizao decu. Iako je poznavao društvene veštine svog vremena i uistinu ih je preporučivao svakome, Mijamoto Musaši je u suštini išao asketskim putem ratnika do kraja svog života.

Ovo izdanje sadrži u sebi još jednu proslavljenu knjigu, Knjigu porodičnih predanja o umeću ratovanja, Jagju Munenorija, čuvenog samuraja koji se u poznim godinama posvetio zen budizmu. Otuda ova knjiga predstavlja spoj zena i borilačkih veština.
 
Knjiga koja na engleskom nosi ispravan naziv „Knjiga pet sfera“, delo Mijamota Musašija posvećeno umeću ratovanja, predstavlja čisto pragmatični poduhvat. Musaši ismeva spoljašnji sjaj i komercijalizaciju borilačkih veština, usmeravajući pažnju na psihološki i fizički aspekt smrtonosnog napada i odlučne pobede kao suštine ratovanja.

Njegov naučno agresivan, u potpunosti nemilosrdan pristup vojnoj nauci, iako nije bio široko zastupljen među japanskim majstorima borilačkih veština, predstavlja jednu visoko koncentrovanu karakterizaciju određenog tipa ratnika samuraja. Iako se u vezi njegovih dramatičnih podviga razvio čitav korpus legendi, malo se toga pouzdano zna o životu Mijamota Musašija. Ono što je on izneo o sebi u svojoj „Knjizi pet prstenova“ je primarni izvor istorijskih činjenica. Prvi put je u borbi ubio čoveka sa trinaest godina, a poslednji put sa dvadeset i devet godina. U jednom trenutku svog života on je navodno prestao da koristi pravi mač, ali je nastavio da zadaje smrtonosne udarce protivnicima sve do kraja karijere mačevaoca. Poslednje tri decenije života Musaši je proveo usavršavajući i podučavajući svoju ratničku nauku. Priča se da se nikada nije češljao, da se nikada nije kupao, da se nije ženio, da nije stvorio dom i da nije podizao decu. Iako je poznavao društvene veštine svog vremena i uistinu ih je preporučivao svakome, Mijamoto Musaši je u suštini išao asketskim putem ratnika do kraja svog života.

Ovo izdanje sadrži u sebi još jednu proslavljenu knjigu, Knjigu porodičnih predanja o umeću ratovanja, Jagju Munenorija, čuvenog samuraja koji se u poznim godinama posvetio zen budizmu. Otuda ova knjiga predstavlja spoj zena i borilačkih veština.
 

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Musashi Miyamotoprimary authorall editionscalculated
Brick, ScottNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cleary, ThomasTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Harris, VictorTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lahdenperä, SamppaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Michihiro Matsumotosecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Munenori, YagyuContributorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Riemann, GerhardEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schaarschmidt, SiegfriedTranslator and Commentatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tsujimura, ShiroIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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(Translator's Introduction by Thomas Cleary): The Book of Five Rings and The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War are two of the most important texts on conflict and strategy emerging from the Japanese warrior culture.
(Preface): The science of martial arts called the Individual School of Two Skies is something that I have spent many years refining.
Martial arts are the warrior's way of life.
(Translator's Introduction by Victor Harris): Miyamoto Musashi was born in 1584, in a Japan struggling to recover from more than four centuries of internal strife.
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All things, at first try, are difficult to handle.
Broaden your knowledge. It is necessary to polish your own path.
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The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction. The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior.

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Escrito em 1643 por Miyamoto Musashi, mestre espadachim e lendário samurai invencível, O Livro dos Cinco Anéis é um dos textos mais importantes sobre conflito e estratégia que emergiram da cultura marcial japonesa.
Quando registou os seus pensamentos sobre a arte de manejar a espada, a vitória e a espiritualidade, o lendário guerreiro Miyamoto Musashi concebeu este modesto tratado como um guia para os seus discípulos e para as futuras gerações de samurais. Não fazia ideia de que traçava uma obra-prima que viria a ser lida avidamente pelos mais diversos leitores modernos séculos após a sua morte.
Os sábios e acutilantes conselhos e observações de Musashi aplicam-se não só a mestres marciais mas também a líderes em todas as profissões — ele analisa o processo de luta e domínio sobre o conflito que marca todos os níveis de interacção humana. Os conselhos intemporais sobre a forma de derrotar o adversário, apanhá-lo desprevenido, gerar o caos e outras técnicas para suplantar o adversário destinavam-se aos guerreiros de outras eras que as punham em prática no campo de batalha e serve agora os interesses do leitor moderno no campo de batalha da vida.
Em conjunto com A Arte da Guerra, de Sun Tzu, O Código de Honra do Samurai, de Taïra Shigésuké, e O Príncipe, de Maquiavel, O Livro dos Cinco Anéis há muito que é considerado um verdadeiro tratado acerca da estratégia da vitória.
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