My Warrior Life » Ancient history http://mywarriorlife.com Warrior Way of Life with Mike Magdaleno Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Warrior Morals http://mywarriorlife.com/2009/10/23/warrior-morals/ http://mywarriorlife.com/2009/10/23/warrior-morals/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:54:22 +0000 admin http://mywarriorlife.com/?p=67 Many people I speak with have a certain pre-conceived image of the Samurai warrior.  Some recall the television series called Shogun by James Clavell.  Many recall the scene in which a warrior decapitates another for not bowing respectfully.  The Code of Bushido was the governing principles of these warriors.  Bushido means “way of the warrior”, and bloodthirsty is not one of the ways to describe them. Bushido puts emphasis on:

  • Loyalty
  • Self sacrifice
  • Justice
  • Sense of shame
  • Refined manners
  • Purity
  • Modesty
  • Frugality
  • Martial spirit
  • Honor and affection

The human race has evolved so much since the time of the Samurai (9th – 12th century).  The principles it espouses though is timeless.  We are lucky to have an example of living that made sense in ancient times and guided its people through many of the same ups and downs that we face today.  As a life coach, I try to instill the principles of the Bushido in the clients that I train.  Samurai never needed written pacts to be who they were, it was beneath their honor to do so.  We would be well served to have such honor ourselves.

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