People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment.
Miyamoto MusashiWhen your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void.
Miyamoto MusashiFourthly, the way of the artisan. The way of the carpenter is to become proficient in the use of his tools, first to lay his plans with true measure and then perform his work according to plan. Thus he passes through life.
Miyamoto MusashiIn the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.
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