#dokkodo

Musashi wrote Dokkodo about a week before he died in 1645. That fact gives the text a hard edge, because these were not passing thoughts. They were final instructions from a man who had tested himself for decades. Also called “The Way of Walking Alone,” Dokkodo sets out 21 rules on discipline, detachment, honour, and self-mastery. If you train in martial arts, its lessons reach far beyond…

"Terima sesuatu sebagaimana adanya." — Miyamoto Musashi

Lembah tidak pernah memilih hujan atau cerah. Ia tidak menolak badai, tidak mengundang pelangi. Ia hanya terbuka — dan karena itu, ia lapang.

Musashi mengajarkan prinsip ini bukan sebagai bentuk pasrah, tapi sebagai jalan menuju kebebasan batin. Karena saat kita berhenti menginginkan realitas yang berbeda, kita mulai mengalir, bukan melawan.

Dan lembah tahu satu hal yang kadang kita lupa: menerima bukan berarti lemah, tapi percaya bahwa yang datang adalah bagian dari jalan.

Angin lembah selalu terbuka. Dan mungkin… itu cara semesta bicara dengan lembut.

In Japanese there is a word 'Dokkodo" the path of aloneness

The path of walking alone

And while I acknowledge that there is more to this philosophy then this, that doesn't make what I say untrue, for you need to walk a path of true aloneness to find your shadow self.

You need to shake hands with the devil and walk past him.

There is a freedom in Aloneness

There is a freedom in being alone that you cannot access with a partner.

There is a road you walk that's filled with opportunity and possibilities that had you chosen a husband; would keep you chained and shackled.

His "love" will someday spoil and leave a bitter flavor in your mouth as you mourn the life you could have had, we're you alone.

The man who claimed to be your rock is your rock that is drowning you, tied to a chain and wrapped around your middle, you are tossed into a deep ocean of infidelity and uncertainty.

He has put cement shoes on your feet so you cannot run.

So please, be in love with alone, love your own space like a lover.

Love being alone and in your own space the way you would have kept a home for a man.

📜 "Il Dokkōdō: La Via della Solitudine di Miyamoto Musashi" 🥋

Il Dokkōdō, noto anche come 'La via della solitudine' o 'La via da seguire soli,' è un potente saggio scritto da Miyamoto Musashi una settimana prima della sua morte nel maggio del 1645. Quest'opera raccoglie 19 o 21 precetti (i precetti 4 e 20 mancano nella prima versione) destinati al suo amato discepolo, Terao Magonojo, a cui era già stato dedicato il suo precedente capolavoro, il 'Libro dei cinque anelli.' 🥋📜"

"Mentre Musashi si preparava ad abbandonare questo mondo, ci ha donato una visione di vita rigorosa, onesta ed ascetica tramite il Dokkōdō. Questo saggio è una fonte di saggezza senza tempo, un invito a riflettere sul nostro percorso nella solitudine e nell'onestà. È un'eredità inestimabile da parte di uno dei più grandi maestri delle arti marziali. 🙏💭"