The Samurai Creed
I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan Tien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make the Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.
I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principals; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principal.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fulfillness my Tactics.
I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
