"By knowing things that exist,
you can know that which does not exist.
That is the void.
you can know that which does not exist.
That is the void.
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Do not think dishonestly. The Way is in training. Become acquainted with every art. Know the Ways of all professions. Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. Develop an intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing which is of no use. [...] Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things. As if it were a straight road mapped out on the ground. [...] These things cannot be explained in detail. From one thing, know ten thousand things. When you attain the Way of Strategy there will not be one thing you cannot see.
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In the void is virtue, and no evil.
Wisdom has existence, principle has existence,
the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness."
Wisdom has existence, principle has existence,
the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness."
- Miyamoto Musashi (1583 – 1645)
The Book of Five Rings
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