If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that “All abilities come from one mind” sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.

A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death.

Singlemindedness is all-powerful.

As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.

Light matters should be dealt with seriously. Serious matters should be dealt with lightly.

If one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure from minor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. But in the end, the details of a matter are important. The right and wrong of one's way of doing things are found in trivial matters.