Budoushoshinshu: Sincerity, Situational Awareness, and the Warrior Mindset

Walking With The Tengu

In this episode we start into an exploration of the Budoushoshinshu, written in the early Tokugawa era as a manual to young samurai as the warrior class was grappling with what it meant to be warriors in a time and place without war. We look at a little of the history and the background of the work. Contrast the Confucian nature of this work with the Zen Buddhist outlook of the Hagakure and then delve into one of the early lessons. To sign up for new episode notifications and to receive the "Very Brief Introduction to Philosophy for Martial Artists" PDF go to: walkingtengu.wix.com/tengu and scroll to the bottom to enter your email.