[Community_garden] The Winning Strategy

[Mike McGrath]

My copy of The Book of Five Rings opens with the following, which doesn't 
seem to appear in the actual text and, in the few cases I found referenced 
online, is translated very differently by others. I find these nine 'rules' 
of the great Musashi to be as or more important than the entire rest of the 
book:

1. Do not harbor sinister designs.
2. Diligently pursue the Path of Two Swords as One.
3. Cultivate a wide range of interests in the arts.
4. Be knowledgeable in a variety of occupations.
5. Be discrete regarding your commercial dealings.
6. Nature the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.
7. Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.
8. Do not be negligent, even in trifling matters.
9. Do not engage in useless activity.

                                ---Mike McG


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Richardson" <barbarar at garden.org>
To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Community_garden Digest, Vol 327, Issue 2


> Doreen, I was curious myself about The Book of Five Rings, and found
> this translation free, online (in case you can't wait for the book)...
> http://samurai.com/5rings/
>
> Ber
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>> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:28:46 -0500
>> From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower at green-logic.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Philosophies of life
>> To: "'Mike McGrath'" <MikeMcG at PTD.net>, "'List Serve'"
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>> Hi, Folks!
>>
>> Well, because I'm desperate (YouTube video of the HACC Board meeting 
>> coming
>> this weekend!), I took a gander on Amazon and found 92 hits for "The Book 
>> of
>> Five Rings" - most of which are the Japanese text and one of which was
>> "Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, in A Five Ring Binder"!
>>
>> Someone give me an idea of which translation is the closest to the 
>> original
>> text and/or is the most understandable in translation and I'm buying that
>> sucker!
>>
>> Thanks for the help!
>>
>> Dorene
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>> Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
>> St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
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