Miyamoto Musashi - How to Build Self-Discipline

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In this video, we talk the theme of self-discipline in Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone). In this video, I go over the first 5 of his 21 principles for living a life of discipline
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Principle 1
01:20 - Principle 2
02:12 - Principle 3
02:55 - Principle 4
03:57 - Principle 5
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Dokkodo by Miyamoto Musashi

[@vijayaakash7142]

1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek cheap pleasure. Do not make pleasure your ultimate goal. 3. Things that are painful at first, but yield greater pleasure in long run. 4. Do not make partial decision. 5. Be detached from desires. Do not have any Attachment.

[@forhadrh]

5:00 - all point is written here.

[@yato.m]

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[@TV2016Channel]

Just bought his book, The Book Of Five Rings and I'm so excited to read it and implement his philosophy in my life!

[@MitternachtssternXIII]

Its a really great book ive read it almost a 100 Times

[@FantasmaOlvidado1]

the best part is the path of solitude and it's only like 2 pages. The rest is an instruction and tips manual for warfare and dueling discarding everything that is not relevant such as certain positions and traditions etc. With the emphasis on constantly practicing as much as possible.

[@raginald7mars408]

when you Imp the Element - please tell me!

[@bombrman1994]

I added that book to my wishlist last week, should i buy it ?

[@raginald7mars408]

@@bombrman1994 when you do not read it - Buy it!

[@eek8903]

Miyamoto Musashi's Principles (#1-5) 1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not depend on a partial feeling. 4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. 5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

[@nathanmaude7818]

Monday - Everything changes. I will be enacting true discipline to every corner of my life and stopping my hedonistic wayward ways - this was really helpful.. Ty 😊

[@fathermendozza]

so.... how was the relapse lol

[@dlloydy5356]

Great episode, love your chilled style of presentation. Easy to follow, really calm. Thanks

[@farhana6016]

beautiful and inspiring words, it makes me really think of my actions.

[@tomschmidt-sy5dv]

this really opend my mind...

[@shoonya0707]

A phenomenal video! Thank you.

[@hetdave8679]

you are always unique in your approach

[@Thenarayanaclips]

Thank you so much for this awesome and helpful video.

[@tusharmhatre7609]

Always ready to learn more things wich will be helpful Thank You!!!!

[@gon4452]

Thank you for this! 😊 Now I want to learn more

[@nemm5108]

For most people including myself, this would mean to leave the reasons why you want to be disciplined in order to be successful at discipline.

[@aksunonair]

for buddha to reach enlightenment, he had to give up the desire to attain enlightment.

[@EDF-uj6hk]

Amazing video❤ very insightfull. Thank you so much for your qualitative content❤❤❤❤

[@kahyui2486]

Wow youtube actually recommended me a educational valuable vidoe for once.

[@user-ii6oh9wt5r]

I realized that i can really be rude and selfish with others when im not in a good mood. I want to better control that. I also hate wasting time on video games and stuff only to feel dissapointed in myself afterwards

[@No.you123]

i hope it's going better for you now

[@user-ii6oh9wt5r]

@@No.you123 It is actually! Thank you for replying. Recently, ive realized that the best way to live in this world is for God. Ive tried my own ways so many times, and ive wasted so much time. Ive realized that this world is so short and we are like vapors, here one second, gone the next. Every two seconds, someone in this world dies which is insanely sad. And so eternity is what really matters. Ive realized the more i live for myself, the more bitter and selfish i become to other people. The less time i have for people and the more impatient i become. Whereas, the more i live for God, the more i want to help others and love other people. The more generous and happy and selfless i become. I realized that God was the One who gave us life, He gave us natural talents and gifts and abilites. Ive realized when i play guitar, instead of playing to impress people or for myself, i find it so much more fulfilling to play for God. Its like i can feel God is happy when i play. But the most important news is that He loves us so much that He sent His son Jesus to die on the cross for us so that we may spend eternal life with Him if we put our faith in Him and live holy for Him. The more i read the bible and spend time with God, the more i learn whats really important in this world, which is to love Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength and love others as ourself. This is probably the best news i could ever give anyone. Because i know for a fact, it has completely changed my life and view of life and i will never go back. Thank you for reading my comment.

[@kick_3464]

Thanks sir for all of this knowledge

[@explorer.samrat]

Beautiful animation, amazing voice & narration. A truly wisdom rich video. 😊

[@chrispredmore3776]

"A disciplined person takes care of their body. THEY MEASURE TWICE AND CUT ONCE" Not the best supporting sentence.

[@Dativad101]

Great stuff, keep up the good work.

[@amoverse1]

Self discipline 🌞🤸🏼🏋🏼‍♀️⛰️⏳💪🏼 the best gift 💛

[@fatememohammadzade1489]

Thanks It was so useful

[@QuotesArticles]

Wow! Great timing I just finished a script for developing self-discipline in 5 practical steps and before I could record it, your video shows up! Thanks, great content, I will get this book and check it out.

[@rachelpops9239]

Good job to everyone here trying to grow...God bless your journey 🙏 ❤

[@280StJohnsPl]

Excellent....easy to understand

[@reynaldovillalobos9013]

Thank you

[@YourMomXD1337]

I have known about dokkodo for about ten years now. But I still can't follow all of it strictly but I'm getting better at it. It just feels like the older I get the easier it is to follow dokkodo.

[@lushligar_1293]

Like you said it take times. It's not a goal, it's a guide. Don't be so harsh on yourself. The principle of philosophy is to guide someone to embrace their journey, with better understanding of themselves and environnement. Even the wisest I guess are not perfect..

[@g-dragon3199]

How old are you

[@YourMomXD1337]

@@g-dragon3199 late 20s

[@g-dragon3199]

@@YourMomXD1337 can I ask you which ones do you primarily follow in your life?

[@YourMomXD1337]

@@g-dragon3199 -do not pursue the taste of good food -do not act following customary beliefs -in all things have no preferences -be indifferent to where you live -do not depend on a partial feeling -be detached from desire your whole lifelong -do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love -think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world -do not fear death -do not collect or practice with weapons beyond what is useful(my translation “do not collect or buy things beyond what is useful”)

[@Y.kyadav65]

Thankyou 😊

[@sundarmanoj]

Pls continue Miyamoto

[@allangrg1000]

Thanks for this video ! With you advices, I quickly started to slash my neighbors with my sword and strive towards beating Musashi’s 61 score. Wish me luck

[@allangrg1000]

Jokes besides I intend to buy Musashi’s book because he’s a great source of inspiration for me, thanks for sharing content about him

[@AyaJuni]

You could argue, that he was a serial killer!

[@parthbansal1565]

Amazing animation. Keep it up!!

[@edwardlingard]

Hey, man. Thank you for your videos. They have been an inspiration to me. I recently started my own channel and I'm practicing what you teach.

[@user-qv5qq9ss9h]

Do your best in your youtube journey 🎉

[@edwardlingard]

@@user-qv5qq9ss9h Thanks. I appreciate that 😊

[@sahyrmangaka8]

really helpfull

[@Bastakology]

Brilliant video

[@matthewbarrette9798]

Great video, keep it up

[@uglybwoyworld]

I’m not sure I agree with the last principle because it’s a human thing to have desire/be attached to things or people. You however have to bear in mind how to have healthy attachments and when to walk away from things. Detachment is unhealthy and produces a lack of self awareness and worth because it’s easy to move on to the next

[@InsatSaigram]

Agree or disagree following these principles is what made him undefetable if u don't want that level of success u can omit one or two principles you like..

[@KumManish]

Wow. how sedately you deciphered those untouched valuable pieces of wisdom 😊🤞🏻

[@Economic_Mind-xp5zo]

Awesome 😎

[@Freedom12440]

Rightness against desire and courage to do right comes from clarity and wisdom -acharya prasant

[@mmadmbjm]

Dokkado is so useful.

[@ThePowerWithin--]

Great 💖💖

[@themanlybeard9212]

Just pointing out that you clearly didn't study the book as the partial feeling isn't about feeling uncertain, it's about not acting on a temporary state.

[@mohammadadenfauzan2213]

Thank's man ^_^

[@Success.Galaxy]

Discipline is key to achieving long-term goals!

[@TheHiYaku]

I agree with Principles 2-4... As for 1 & 5, here's some higher wisdom Principle 1: ‭‭Mark‬ ‭5:25‭-‬29‬ ‭KJV‬‬ [25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, [26] and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, [27] when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. [28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. [29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. Imagine if this woman had accepted everything happening to her as it was. She never would've made a resolution to exercise her faith and receive her healing. Not everything is meant to be accepted Principle 5: Proverbs‬ ‭18:1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Through DESIRE a man, having separated himself, seeketh And intermeddleth with all wisdom. It is because of desire that you develop and grow a person, unless that desire is already destructive. Otherwise, how do achieve greatness? But great presentation though

[@condevon2119]

Helpfull

[@kikakika7099]

I accept everything

[@discorabbit]

The third principle… (never act until completely sure). That’s just procrastination. Make a decision. There are a million variables. Try and error, but learn along the way

[@user-db2dz9wg6n]

Now I can surely say every single proverb, good thing and method to help us be better as a person does not come from us humans but God. People are still and will be in denial of the fact that every quote is derived from the Bible, We teach ways to better us humans and often not mention the one who created it

[@bhaveshdeore6636]

Please make part 2

[@FreedominThought]

I did: Miyamoto Musashi - How to Build Self-Discipline (#2) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIjZl393ZbSlfK8

[@I_got_the_keys]

Facts facts facts 💯

[@helmi0425]

Thank you for your video, its so helpful

[@shuhanurrahman3039]

Thank you very fucking much

[@peaklegacy146]

The more I learn about discipline the less I feel human.

[@stig6339]

Because you stop being the grey mass

[@peaklegacy146]

@@stig6339 I wish it were that simple

[@djrojun]

Cognitive dissonance.

[@ozsegev3803]

There is a little more explanation of the matter that a disciplined person has desires and wants things from the world, but has no attachment to these desires; If they can't get what they want, do they get it?

[@TheIllerX]

Interstering old wisdom. I am a bit confused about the third principle though. If you only take action if something feels 100% right, you will never take action and become passive. Waiting for motivation and that all the stars should align before taking action is a recepie for disaster.

[@vikkchua486]

Perhaps it's not waiting until its 100% right, but rather till the individual's uncertainty and fear that's stopping them from taking the initiative fades.

[@Johaneeeek]

its about not letting your emotions take over

[@sharathkumar8422]

I think the video misinterprets that principle. It relates to the idea of Heijoshin, used frequently in the context of martial arts, meaning presence of mind or complete mindfulness. Its about trusting your intuition and fully committing to something when you do it instead of doing it halfheartedly.

[@sherazkhan6522]

Wow

[@iordanchis2437]

Which of the books available on Amazon or anywhere else is the closest to his original writings? Like, the less interpreted by anyone.

[@tharunragumar4850]

Nice content bro really touching in weeb perspective

[@ArjunTrikha-wn8zd]

Principle 6- Hard work on Permenant things not temporary

[@PaulElmont-fd1xc]

I think Yoda was a student of Musashi.

[@ellisrose333]

Is there part 2 on their channel?

[@user-tk3ki2yp2v]

Curious. What happened to part 2 of this video?

[@LennonB]

How do you reverse the beginning part after one is delusional?

[@pauljackson171]

Recommend the manga Vagabond, is a fictional tale on the man’s life based on the principles of his texts. Also it is one of the most artistic mangas yet (think Kentaro Miura’s Berserk, but with brushes)

[@TerraMillsHydro]

I wish I had known about Miyamoto Musashi growing up (I might not have listened anyway LOL). Philosophy is the instruction book to life.

[@thomascromwell6840]

He was literally a giant with a giant sword. Why do you people not show his obvious advantage? Also, to those watching, you don't build self-discipline. It is built into you and early in life or by circumstances later. Blame your parents for being negligent and join a gym where if you don't train you get beat.

[@user-tk3ki2yp2v]

What happened to other videos that you had before are now gone?

[@cakesoy6145]

Thanks you

[@RenataLima-zz7it]

👍

[@YourMomXD1337]

I like to say to myself every now and then. Desire nothing.

[@jacoblowe9805]

The first one hurt me

[@whitebeardpirates1261]

I have no discipline, like i used to go to the gym in highschool but now university is almost over and haven't been to the gym or properly exercised in 5 years, like i start and quit after 5-10 days and now i have gotten fat again😢, any suggestions for me

[@macdrawz]

are these easy steps for other people to follow?

[@user-iv1um6ng6m]

Яхши видео 🎉

[@premedguy2378]

It's not convincing to me. After this video and listening to Musashi's five tenants they do not appear self evident and to be honest, may be outdated in modern society. Also, they appear to be contradictory to this message of self discipline. You also appear to have twisted them into a very self-improvement-esque message. I don't inherently believe your message is wrong, which is why I am skeptical of Musashi's rules. Accepting things the way they are is dangerous, sometimes a partial feeling is all that you can have to go on and you need to make a leap of faith, ego can work in your favor, and to be detached from desire is to ignore the basic needs of life which we all desire such as food water and company.

[@sudipadas5426]

wow so early

[@wesgoodson5025]

Man, I was with him until he says “don’t depend on a partial feeling”. I disagree. Often, life greets you with choices that you have to make with very limited information. You might be uncomfortable with the limited amount of information at hand and within your capacity to obtain in a limited amount of time, and therefore you will have doubt by nature. Of course that doubt will be there, and it’ll manifest in the form of anxiety, fear, worry, and apprehension. All of those “body” signals will point you (if I’m taking this brief argument at face value correctly) towards NON decision, which is in itself a decision. Instead, to quote another video of yours about Nietzsche, understanding that fear stems from what you desire, and what you desire stems from your understanding of the world, then if you change your understanding of the world by changing your experiences (by taking action when that very action feels uncomfortable), you will reach new understanding which will either satisfy or ameliorate that desire and fear.

[@Yvlmikey]

Bro did he just spoiled it for me or what he said after he died I haven't red the manga

[@tupcuher2445]

Dont be a shura ~sekiro

[@papaxsmurf7678]

first

[@adrianomeneses3576]

A doubt. Isn't not making a decision, in itself, a decision?

[@StonedOverlord]

Damn, mf hitting bicep curls with 80kgs+.

[@nobodyimportant850]

I think this is the view of a wise discipline man but I’m a Delulul discipline man I think I need a different video targeted my type of people with such delulu dreams they may actually become reality

[@onesiege7025]

1:47 i think he needs to start lifting something that a bit lighter, before he hurt himself.

[@MonkeyD_Luthy]

When you don’t accept things as they are you become delusional 🔥

[@Imsickofallyallseeingmyname]

Another 'discipline' youtube video to throw on the pile

[@Imsickofallyallseeingmyname]

@t3rmanat0r I would have, but, you didn't say please.

[@tonyamoore1567]

Mostly biblical principles, thank you Jesus for helping me realize this

[@Theseventharc]

(~_^)

[@starplayzreadbio373]

The worst part is Gen Z romanticizing being delusional. Who even started the "delulu" trend bruh

[@Lvchlover]

🍉

[@fluentinoverthinking]

I disagree with the second principle. You can do things that bring you pleasure AND are good for your health. On the contrary, if you're doing something you don't like you can teach yourself to dread it altogether. If I was running for the sake of being healthy I would hate cardio activities till the rest of my life because running is not enjoyable for me. However, I found the hobby I really like (horseback riding) and it implies cardio training. It feels like fun when doing it. I think this approach is a bit black and white thinking. Discipline can be learned in a pleasant way too.

[@InsatSaigram]

Don't seek pleasure for pleasures sake not your sake

[@nicholausmiller]

We don't need armchair quarterbacks throwing two cents in the mix when you are not one of the greatest warriors of all time!

[@andso7068]

@@nicholausmillerappeal to authority fallacy, even the greats are capable of producing contradictory and subpar results.

[@gagangovindaraju1106]

Waiting for "Dudeism"

[@nezuminezuminezumi7266]

So in a nutshell, it's the principles of Stoicism but for weebs who reject anything that doesn't come from Japan.

[@dxrkfluxz]

Just like Andrew Tate

[@distorted4378]

☠️

[@dmitryasadov9319]

He was an immoral individual Im surprised ppl praise him, who would want to use principles of a liar lacking honor?