Yagyū Munenori: Mind

Yagyū Munenori was samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period. Explore interesting quotes on mind.

Yagyū Munenori: 20 quotes 2 likes

“If you gaze at a single leaf on a single tree, you do not see the other leaves. If you face the tree with no intention and do not fix your eyes on a single leaf, then you will see all the many leaves. If your mind is preoccupied with one leaf, you do not see the others, if you do not set your attention on one; you will see hundreds and thousands of leaves.”

Yagyū Munenori

A Hereditary Book on the Art of War (1632)

Tree

“When you strike a blow, do not let your mind dally on it, not concerning yourself with whether or not it is a telling blow; you should strike again and again, over and over, even four or five times. The thing is not to let your opponent even raise his head.”

Yagyū Munenori

A Hereditary Book on the Art of War (1632)

Time

“See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.”

Yagyū Munenori

As quoted in Living the Martial Way : A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think (1992) by Forrest E. Morgan, p. 88.