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To be open-hearted is “to be kind, wishing for good, or benevolent.” In the martial arts, to be open-hearted is demonstrated at the highest level of enlightenment by an open stance. To stand openly is to seemingly not put up any defenses. To the uninformed, “to stand completely open to an attack” or kyo (虚) is the fastest way to be defeated. Click the link to read the rest... Miyamoto Musashi Art, Vagabond Manga, The Last Samurai, Samurai Wallpaper, Samurai Artwork, Ninja Art, Miyamoto Musashi, Shadow Warrior, Japanese Warrior

From the Aikido Center of Los Angeles' Aiki Dojo Message - Open Heart In time, all things work to your advantage when you pursue them with an open heart. - Miyamoto Musashi. The best martial artist strives to be open-hearted. In Japanese to be kisaku (氣さく) means to be “open-hearted,” “kind,” or “ready.” Thus, from the kanji (氣) we can see that being open-hearted has something to do with putting our energy into something. Click the link to read the rest...

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The komusō (literally “priest of nothingness” or “monk of emptiness”) wandered the roads of Edo period Japan. They would play elaborate tunes on their bamboo flutes as they begged for alms, their faces (and thus, their ego) completely concealed by a distinctive hood woven from straws or reeds. many were recruited as spies or were actually ninja or ronin in disguise, and eventually their temples and their schools were abolished for meddling in material affairs instead of spiritual ones. Samurai Drawing, Edo Period Japan, The Kimono Gallery, Kimono Gallery, Samurai Artwork, Arte Cyberpunk, Japan Culture, Samurai Art, In Disguise

The komusō (literally “priest of nothingness” or “monk of emptiness”) wandered the roads of Edo period Japan. They would play elaborate tunes on their bamboo flutes as they begged for alms, their faces (and thus, their ego) completely concealed by a distinctive hood woven from straws or reeds. many were recruited as spies or were actually ninja or ronin in disguise, and eventually their temples and their schools were abolished for meddling in material affairs instead of spiritual ones.

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