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This is the largely case for the Japanese Buddhism as well in sync with Chinese Taoism. The fifth element is synonymous with "void" or "sky", ie "空". For a sl

This is the largely case for the Japanese Buddhism as well in sync with Chinese Taoism. The fifth element is synonymous with "void" or "sky", ie "空". For a slightly abstract and colorful philosophy of martial arts, you may enjoy Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Void. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Five_Rings It is more related to Aether in its Sanskrit origins. "आकाश" If you're willing to make a linguistic leap, you could argue that "nothingness" or "無" constitutes the essential foundation of modern Japanese philosophy or philosophical Buddhism. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kyoto-school/

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MCDP 1 always reminded me of Clausewitz in powerpoint form, but TIL Musashi had covered much of the material earlier. Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 (4:40 to 7:00) IIUC (and with apologies to Grothendieck), Ishida succeeded at 3-dan with a fire spirit, overpowering his opponents. At 8-dan, however, the examiners are looking for the void spirit. A fire spirit cracks a nut by using a hammer and chisel, striking as needed until the shell cracks. A void spirit gets the meat by immersing the nut in a softening agent until hand pressure suffices to decorticate, like a perfectly ripened avocado.
082349872349872 6y ago
I'd always thought https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples anecdotes are reminiscent of koans. TIL Shamil[1] was a نقشبندية‎ Sufi, probably one of the few to have his own ניגון tune[2]. [1] of whom I am always reminded when people in the US write about being "caucasian". Here are actual caucasians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8

082349872349872 6y ago

MCDP 1 always reminded me of Clausewitz in powerpoint form, but TIL Musashi had covered much of the material earlier. Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLfnWwP0g0&t=280 (4:40 to 7:00) IIUC (and with apologies to Grothendieck), Ishida succeeded at 3-dan with a fire spirit, overpowering his opponents. At 8-dan, however, the examiners are looking for the void spirit. A fire spirit cracks a nut by using a hammer and chisel, striking as needed until the shell cracks. A void spirit gets the meat by immersing the nut in a softening agent until hand pressure suffices to decorticate, like a perfectly ripened avocado.

082349872349872 6y ago

I'd always thought https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasreddin#Examples anecdotes are reminiscent of koans. TIL Shamil[1] was a نقشبندية‎ Sufi, probably one of the few to have his own ניגון tune[2]. [1] of whom I am always reminded when people in the US write about being "caucasian". Here are actual caucasians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTdXQabTTRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-V9vStmsLA [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwaXiur3GK8