Book: Hagakure. Hidden in the trees

In Bushido there are three primary qualities: loyalty, right conduct and bravery. We're talking about the right warrior, just warrior and brave soldier, and only those who are endowed with all three virtues is the best warrior. But among many of the samurai is rarely seen like this. True and fair warrior is not so difficult to distinguish in his normal, everyday behavior, but it would seem unlikely in the current peaceful and quiet times as easy to find brave. However, this is not so for bravery will manifest itself not only when a person puts on armor, takes up spear and halberd goes into battle. See he has it or not, even when he sits on the Mat and lives everyday life. For born brave will be loyal to the Lord and dutiful to his parents; when he neither had the time, he will use it for learning and improving in martial arts. It will firmly guard against idleness and carefully spend every coin. Consider this disgusting greed is wrong, because the samurai spends a lot only where it is needed. He does nothing that would contradict the instructions of the master or despised would be parents, regardless of his own desires. So, being loyal to his master and parents, the samurai keeps himself in the hope to make one day great deed, but because he moderates himself in food, wine and passion of women, the greatest deception for a person to keep your body healthy and strong. In all this, as in other things, strict self-restraint is the beginning of valor.

There are different ways of fulfilling FILIAL obligations to parents. One, when a parent is honest and educates children with sincere kindness and
leave them all the property, including above-average income, weapons and horse gear, and a precious jewel, and also arranged for them
good marriages. When a parent is deleted on the rest, nothing special and worthy of praise is that children have to care for him and
treat him with all care. Even to a stranger, if he is a close friend and trying to help us, we feel a deep
disposition and do for him all that is possible, even if it does not meet our interests. How deep must be the bond of love,
when it comes to our parents? So how much we do for them as their children, we cannot help but feel: no matter how well we performed
FILIAL duty, it's never enough. It is usual FILIAL piety, there is nothing outstanding. But if the parent is angry, old and
wayward, if he grumbles and repeats that everything in the house belongs to him, if he does not give anything to the children and without regard to scarce means
family, diligent in demanding drink, food and clothing, and if he's meeting people, always says: "My ungrateful son was very disrespectful, which is why I eke out
that kind of life. You have no idea how heavy my old age," thereby denouncing their children in front of strangers, even to such a grumpy parent
should be treated with respect and without showing any signs of irritation, to appease his bad character and comfort him in his elderly
weakness. Completely to give up their power to such parent, that is true FILIAL piety.

Ieyasu is a fearless commander. None of his soldiers who fell in battle, died with his back to the enemy. They all died to the enemy face.

They say that what is called "spirit of time", goes along with this time forever. Therefore, it is important make full use of each generation.

In order to have peace and harmony, need to govern from a position of compassion, for when one thinks about the people as about their children, people think of him as your parent.

It is not good to be satisfied with the achieved understanding. Whoever makes efforts, gets some idea and stops. First you need to make great efforts in order to leave no doubt that you've got the basics down; then to work hard to bear fruit - and this process does not stop throughout your life. Don't rely on that level of understanding that is opened up to you. Just repeat to yourself: "This is not enough".

Ask when you already know is politeness. Ask when you don't know this rule.

Human life is short, but his name forever.

The person who scolds you right in the eye, do not commit dishonesty.

What wouldn't a man do if he did not try to imitate others!

To teach people to properly Express their thoughts need to practice at home.