Enlight Hand of fate The great Japanese warrior Nobunaga once decided to attack an enemy who outnumbered his soldiers tenfold. He knew that he would win, but his soldiers were not sure. On the way, he stopped at a Shinto ... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Victorious without laying hands The famous sword master Tsunahari Bokuden traveled on a large boat on Lake Biwa. One of his fellow travelers, a cocky young samurai, challenged him to a duel. “What kind of school do you have,” the yo... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Vow of silence One day, four monks locked themselves in a cell in a mountain temple, vowing to remain silent for seven days. Only a servant boy had access to them and brought everything he needed. As night fell, the... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Carelessness One man wanted to play the flute, but he did not have a flute. He went to the shop to buy himself a flute. In the shop, he spent a long time choosing and examining one flute after another, blowing int... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Start of a career One of the most famous swordsmen of his time, Bungoro Hikida (1437-1487), early in his career went to Karatsu Palace to serve there. He arrived there terribly tired and hungry. Immediately upon arrivi... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Instructions for samurai before battle I have no parents - Heaven and Earth became my parents. I have no hearth - the Single Focus (Saika Tanzen) will become my hearth. I have no divine power - honesty will become my power. I have no means... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Wise decision A long time ago there lived a matchmaker in the capital. He spent all day looking for brides and grooms. Once he betrothed a fifteen-year-old girl to a thirty-five-year-old man, hiding his age. But th... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Master of the tea ceremony and ronin (masterless samurai) At the end of the seventeenth century, Lord Yamanouchi of Tosa Province decided to take his tea master on an official trip to Edo, the capital of the ruling Tokugawa shogun dynasty. The tea master was... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight When should you use the sword? A real swordsman should not think about how to demonstrate his art of killing; he must be a perfect person, not only in his profession, but everywhere. The sword is a symbol of spirituality, not a mur... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight How a centipede was sent for a doctor In the old days, in the distant past, one day in the evening the cicadas were having great fun. Suddenly one of them squealed pitifully: - Oh, it hurts! Oh, I can't! Oh, my head hurts! There was a com... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight The Story of the Koan Tesshu Yamask, who became Emperor Meiji's secretary and one of the founders of modern kendo, was born in Edo (Tokyo) into a samurai family in 1836 under the name Tetsutaro Ono. Already as a child he d... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Stories about Miyamoto Musashi Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara-no-Genshin, better known as Izumi Miyamoto Musashi, was born in the village of Miyamoto in the Mimasaka region in 1584. This man became a legend during his lifetime an... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
