What was Musashi Miyamoto's outlook on life during the Warring States Period?

Warriors' swords are their souls, but what about the sacred Musashi Miyamoto's soul in the sword? Musashi Miyamoto is not only handed down to future generations in the name of sword, but also his works "Five Volumes" and "Thirty-nine Articles" reflect his profound thoughts, rich realm and extensive knowledge. However, Musashi Miyamoto never learned from his teacher. Kendo is self-taught. He made deductive induction through practical training and observation, careful thinking. Musashi Miyamoto is really a master worthy of the name. He uses the way of kendo to reach the sky and is proficient in everything. His articles and friendship contain a lot of wisdom in life and affairs. Musashi Miyamoto once used his next poem to describe his heart of kendo, a pool of blue and a precious mirror, a pool of clear water, reflecting silently like a clear and cold precious mirror. This artistic conception is similar to Liu Zongyuan's An Old Man Fishing in the Cold Jiang Xue, and its spirit is in an "empty" state. The last volume of Musashi Miyamoto's Five Round Volumes is an "empty volume", and Musashi believes that the empty sword is the ultimate sword and the foundation of kendo. Musashi Miyamoto's emptiness is not emptiness, but emptiness. This emptiness, after a certain determination, will be practiced day and night, constantly polishing the mind and soul, constantly polishing the senses and vision. When your spirit is spotless and the fog of confusion is swept away, it is truly empty. The emptiness of kendo is a free and clear state of mind; In front of the enemy, it means that nothing is covered by the environment, the other party's actions, their feelings and their own thinking, but they can face everything as it is. In life, every time there are many white blades, I am most afraid of knowing myself. If you respond to the shadow in kind, you will undoubtedly hit a wall. The meaning of emptiness can also be regarded as the meaning of spiritual emptiness. An empty mind truly reflects the self-state of things and reacts directly. A poem by Tagore wrote, "When a man puts a lamp on his head, all he sees is his own shadow. He who only sees his own shadow is really in danger and doesn't know it. If they mistakenly regard their own shadows as opponents, they will only turn around like dogs chasing their tails. Action does not mean effective and meaningful action, and increasing action does not mean changing the environment. It turned out that all I saw when I looked up was my own shadow dancing around, which made me dizzy. Musashi Miyamoto's emptiness is to see things, people and me, and everything. However, this state of mind of seeing through the end of everything and reaching the source is not achieved overnight. According to Yamashita's description, when Musashi Miyamoto was about 30 years old, with Maruko as his assistant, he experienced the realm of the sword of all beings, and has been persistently exploring the way of life with kendo, hoping to connect with the source of life. Hill Shengqing wrote Musashi Miyamoto's self-report at the age of 50. " After that, I took this situation in the car house as my practice goal. Finally, he was praised for his superb swordsmanship and his confidence in the world. My heart naturally improved, but there is no need to open the last iron gate. "My depression in recent years is for this. In the middle of the night, I thought of suicide. In order to open the iron gate with the help of others, I studied painting, Chinese and various books. Musashi's sword is a sword to explore life, and the root of all laws lies in the body of the rock plate, which means the embodiment of indifference. How can I not move like a mountain? Still a normal mind, just like Aikido guru Uezhi Shengping taught Wang Zhenzhi, Musashi Miyamoto still focused on "waiting" for learning. It's not easy to wait without being dry. The two men confronted each other with a knife, and the outcome depended on the line of life and death. Both sides are waiting for the best opportunity, that is, the moment when the other side relaxes a little, that is, the time to go all out. Without the maintenance of normality, it is difficult to grasp this fleeting moment of crackle. Normal mind not only regards waiting as normal, but also allows us to give a full blow in an instant. It is unintentional and normal to react directly without considering life and death. This is how the main body of the rock plate is built. He seems to face everything with a normal heart. There is no distinction between equality and inequality, and there is no pain of waiting or disappointment. Those who wait are in a passive position and in a bad situation; However, a good defender, or a normal responder, can turn passivity into initiative. More precisely, there is no distinction between subjectivity and passivity, but a natural reaction.