Semen is found in a subtle state in all the cells of the body. Just as sugar is all-pervading in the sugar-cane, butter in milk, so also, semen is pervading the whole body. Just as the butter milk is thin after the butter is removed, so also, semen is thinned by its wastage. The more the wastage of semen the more is the weakness. The wasting of semen brings death; preservation of semen gives life. Semen is the real vitality in men. It is the hidden treasure in man.
A tree draws its essence from the earth. This essence is circulated throughout the tree, its twigs, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits. The shining colours and life in the leaves, flowers and fruits are due to this essence. Similarly, the vital energy that is manufactured by the cells of the testes out of blood, gives colour and vitality to the human body and its different organs. Therefore a warrior should value his semen as it is the essence of his vitality.
As the pruning of a tree reveals its fruit, so does a word reveal the thoughts in the heart of a man
Men we must wait. We must guard our tunnel as we had never guarded it before. For should any men save the Scholars learn of our secret, they would not understand it, nor would they believe us. They would see nothing, save our crime of working alone, and they would destroy us and our light. We care not about our body, but our light is... Yes, we do care. For the first time do we care about our body. For this wire is as a part of our body, as a vein torn from us, glowing with our blood. Are we proud of this thread of metal, or of our hands which made it, or is there a line to divide these two?
EVERY WARRIOR NEEDS A WEAPON BUT AN INTELLIGENT WARRIOR GOES THE EXTRA MILE AND LEARNS HOW HIS WEAPONS WORK, THEIR HISTORY AND HOW TO MAINTAIN THEM.
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He should show appreciation of courtesy, to encourage others to practise it. He should not be given to gadding or conviviality, but should be always sober. He should keep the hands busy, and should see that they do what the master has ordered. He should not think that he knows more than his master. The friends of the master should be his friends, and he should give heed to those whom the master has recommended to him. He should confine his religious practices to church on Sunday, or to his own house. He should lend money to no man unbidden by the master, but what the master has lent he should collect. He should never lend any seed reserved for sowing, feed, corn, wine, or oil, but he should have relations with two or three other farms with which he can exchange things needed in emergency. He should state his accounts with his master frequently. He should not keep any hired men or day hands longer than is necessary. He should not sell any thing without the knowledge of the master, nor should he conceal any thing from the master. He should not have any hangers-on, nor should he consult any soothsayer, fortune teller, necromancer, or astrologer. He should not spare seed in sowing, for that is bad economy. He should strive to be expert in all kinds of farm work, and, without exhausting himhimself, often lend a hand. By so doing, he will better understand the point of view of his hands, and they will work more contentedly; moreover, he will have less inclination to gad, his health will be better, and he will sleep more refreshingly. First up in the morning, he should be the last to go to bed at night; and before he does, he should see that the farm gates are closed, and that each of the hands is in his own bed, that the stock have been fed. He should see that the best of care is taken of the oxen, and should pay the highest compliments to the teamsters who keep their cattle in the best condition. He should see to it that the ploughs and plough shares are kept in good repair. Plan all the work in ample time, for so it is with farm work, if one thing is done late, every thing will be late. When it rains try to find some thing to do indoors. Clean up, rather than remain idle. Remember that while work may stop, expenses still go on.
Read MoreIt can be concluded from all this—as we turn our attention back to moral duty—that all appetites must be controlled and calmed, and that attention and diligence to this must be paid, so that we do not do something rashly, casually or with frivolity and negligence.
Remove [the habit of] aversion, then, from all things that are not within our power, and apply it to things undesirable which are within our power.
Things that are within a warrior's power are by nature his. Yet things that are not within his power are weak, dependent, restricted and foreign.