Do Not Act Following Customary Beliefs.

Even If You Strive Diligently On Your Chosen Path Day After Day, If Your Heart Is Not In Accord With It, Then Even If You Think You Are On A Good Path, From The Point Of View Of The Straight And True, This Is Not A Genuine Path. If You Do Not Pursue A Genuine Path To Its Consummation, Then A Little Bit Of Crookedness In The Mind Will Later Turn Into A Major Warp. Reflect On This.

Aspire To Be Like Mt. Fuji, With Such A Broad And Solid Foundation That The Strongest Earthquake Cannot Move You, And So Tall That The Greatest Enterprises Of Common Men Seem Insignificant From Your Lofty Perspective. With Your Mind As High As Mt Fuji You Can See All Things Clearly. And You Can See All The Forces That Shape Events; Not Just The Things Happening Near To You.

To Cut And Slash Are Two Different Things. Cutting, Whatever Form Of Cutting It Is, Is Decisive, With A Resolute Spirit. Slashing Is Nothing More Than Touching The Enemy.

Do Not Act Following Customary Beliefs.

Always Return Your Weapon Along The Same Path It Traveled Out On. In This Way You Can Use It Again Without Having To Relocate And Rethink Our Attitude.