You Win Battles By Knowing

When Your Spirit Is Not In The Least Clouded, When The Clouds Of Bewilderment Clear Away, There Is The True Void.

Thirdly, The Gentleman Warrior, Carrying The Weaponry Of His Way. The Way Of The Warrior Is To Master The Virtue Of His Weapons. If A Gentleman Dislikes Strategy He Will Not Appreciate The Benefit Of Weaponry, So Must He Not Have A Little Taste For This?

As The Innocent Infant Relies Upon The Mother For Sustenance, So The Innocent Wanderer, Following His Native Compassion And Bliss, Relies Upon The Natural Intelligence Of Life To Sustain Him. There Are Various Ways. There Is The Way Of Salvation By The Law Of Buddha, The Way Of Confucius Governing The Way Of Learning, The Way Of Healing As A Doctor, As A Poet Teaching The Way Of Waka, Tea, Archery, And Many Arts And Skills. Each Man Practices As He Feels Inclined.

This Is Truth: When You Sacrifice Your Life, You Must Make Fullest Use Of Your Weaponry. It Is False Not To Do So, And To Die With A Weapon As Yet Undrawn.

Second Is The Way Of The Merchant. The Wine Maker Obtains His Ingredients And Puts Them To Use To Make His Living. The Way Of The Merchant Is Always To Live By Taking Profit.