武神館道場訓
1. 忍耐は、まず一服の間とぞ知れ。
Nintai wa, mazu ippuku no ma to zo shire.
2. 人の道は、正義なりと知れ。
Hito no michi wa, seigi nari to shire.
3. 大欲と楽と依怙の心を忘れよ。
Taiyoku to raku to eko no kokoro o wasure yo.
4. 悲しみも恨みも自然の定めと思い、唯不動心の悟りを得べし。
Kanashimi mo urami mo shizen no sadame to omoi, tada fudōshin no satori o ubeshi.
5. 心常に忠孝の道を離れず、深く文武に志すべし。
Kokoro tsuneni chūkō no michi o hanarezu, fukaku bunbu ni kokorozasubeshi.
道場訓 Dōjō Kun (Laws of the Dōjō)
- Know that Nintai (endurance/patience) can be found if you take a moment’s pause1.
- Know that the path of humanity is one of justice.
- Renounce the heart of greed, laziness and favouritism.
- Think of sadness and resentment as natural states. Obtain the enlightenment of Fudōshin (the immovable heart).
- Don’t let your heart stray from the path of loyalty and filial piety. Aspire to a deep study of the ways of the literary and martial arts.
Following the five rules above is the law of the Dōjō.
Written:
- Meiji 23 (1890) Spring, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu
- Shôwa 33 (1958) March, Takamatsu Toshitsugu (Uou)
- Hatsumi Masaaki (Byakuryu)
- 忍耐は、まず一服の間とぞ知れ。(Nintai wa, mazu ippuku no ma to zo shire): Know that Nintai (endurance/patience) can be found if you pause (for the length of time) that a puff of tobacco smoke takes to dissipate into the air. ↩︎
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