Philosophies for Life 101: Miyamoto Musashi - How To Build Your Self-Discipline
Aug 27, 2025
17:36
In this podcast, we will be talking about 4 important insights for building your Self Discipline from the wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline.
So here are 4 important insights for self discipline from Miyamoto Musashi -
01. Avoid doing things just because they feel good
02. Focus on one thing, and broaden your horizons in it
03. Stay focused
04. Live with integrity and preserve your honor
I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope you find these insights form Miyamoto Musashi very helpful for your self discipline.
A samurai at first, and then a Ronin, Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline. Indeed It is being said that he fought 60 duels, and never lost one. He fought for the first time when he was 13 against an experienced Samurai, and came out victorious. He took down the greatest swordsman at that time, one by one, until the throne was his, and his alone. However, Miyamoto was more than that. Not only was he a master of his craft, but he was also an artist, a cerebral philosopher and a buddhist. He sought meaning, wrote war and philosophy books, and his work became a blueprint for people who want to live a disciplined life. A week before he died in 1645, Miyamoto Musashi wrote 21 principles called “Dokkodo '' by which he expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic or strongly self-disciplined view of life.
So here are 4 important insights for self discipline from Miyamoto Musashi -
01. Avoid doing things just because they feel good
02. Focus on one thing, and broaden your horizons in it
03. Stay focused
04. Live with integrity and preserve your honor
I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope you find these insights form Miyamoto Musashi very helpful for your self discipline.
A samurai at first, and then a Ronin, Miyamoto Musashi is considered to be the greatest swordsman ever in the history of Japan, in large part due to his almost surreal discipline. Indeed It is being said that he fought 60 duels, and never lost one. He fought for the first time when he was 13 against an experienced Samurai, and came out victorious. He took down the greatest swordsman at that time, one by one, until the throne was his, and his alone. However, Miyamoto was more than that. Not only was he a master of his craft, but he was also an artist, a cerebral philosopher and a buddhist. He sought meaning, wrote war and philosophy books, and his work became a blueprint for people who want to live a disciplined life. A week before he died in 1645, Miyamoto Musashi wrote 21 principles called “Dokkodo '' by which he expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic or strongly self-disciplined view of life.