Read rule #21: “Never stray from the Way.”
Then ask yourself: What is one “partial feeling” or unnecessary pleasure I can cut out today?
In the winter of 1645, a legendary Japanese swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave called Reigandō (Spirit Rock Cave). He was dying. His body, honed by over 60 undefeated duels, was failing. But his mind was sharper than ever.
This isn’t a typical self-help book. It’s a warrior’s manual for cutting through the noise of life. While his more famous The Book of Five Rings teaches you how to win a fight, the Dokkodo teaches you how to win at life by rejecting everything that makes you weak.