/lit/ - Literature

Lets try this again. Which books have had the greatest effect on your life? Come on, give me something anon.

What would you say had the greatest effect on your life or worldview?

>It is impossible to write about this in detail.
>These things cannot be clearly explained in words.
>You must research what is written here
>You must do sufficient research.
>You must research this well.

Which translated version of The Book of Five Rings is the best?

>>18290919
Fanaticism.

Fanaticism.

Thoughts on Miyamoto Musashi last writings?
1. Accept everything just the way it is.

2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.

3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.

4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.

5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

6. Do not regret what you have done.

7. Never be jealous.

8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.

9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.

10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

11. In all things have no preferences.

12. Be indifferent to where you live.

13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.

14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.

15. Do not act following customary beliefs.

16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.

17. Do not fear death.

18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.

19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.

20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.

21. Never stray from the way.

>>17478566
Just appreciated Japanese culture.

>>15715084
ISTP

>When your thinking rises above concern for your own welfare, wisdom which is independent of thought appears.

I've been considering getting this book for a while as almost everyone I know who takes martial arts has recommended it to me, so I thought I would give it a read.

Is there a best translation for it? I heard to avoid the Kaufman one, so I'm thinking about either Clancy, Wilson, or Kenji Tokitsu. Does the translation make that big a difference or am I worrying for nothing?

>>10654886
>“What is called the spirit of the void is where there is nothing. It is not included in man's knowledge. With your spirit settled, accumulate practice day by day, and hour by hour. Polish the twofold spirit heart and mind, and sharpen the twofold gaze perception and sight. When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void. Until you realise the true Way, whether in life or in common sense, you may think that things are correct and in order. However, if we look at things objectively, from the viewpoint of laws of the world, we see various doctrines departing from the true Way. Know well this spirit, and with forthrightness as the foundation and the true spirit as the Way. Enact strategy broadly, correctly and openly. Then you will come to think of things in a wide sense and, taking the void as the Way, you will see the Way as void. In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existance, principle has existance, the Way has existance, spirit is void.”

Out of Yoshikawa Eiji's works, Musashi's own texts, and the various pieces of literature based on this man's life, which do you most strongly resonate with. Was it to the taste of /lit/?
Also, warrior code thread.

Is The Book of Five Rings worth reading? It is kind of off-putting that people treat Musashi as the Marcus Aurelius of the east.

I'm going to Japan this November and I want to get a feel for the country through some books. Except I don't know where to start.

I'm planning on reading the best of pic related but anything else? Real life tales and myths appreciated.

>>17624
Musashi would qualify,I think.

>>7764653
Can't stand the page flipping. Should come as two books so I can dual read.

lets talk about the literary work of the individuals within france