Real Samurai’s 9 Rules to Succeed in Life

At 60 years old, the most famous samurai in history — Miyamoto Mushashi — shared the secrets of self-mastery in the book of the Five Rings.

Musashi’s 9 Rules for life — unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In the Mount Iwate in the Higo district in Japan Musashi was 60 years old when he finally decided to write down the wisdom he accumulated along his journey of…