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How to stay calm like a samurai The film The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise led many in the West to believe that samurai were ruthless and dangerous warriors But a book written over 400 years ago by the learned Confucian scholar Yomei Gasuko reveals an entirely different story He writes But the history of the Samaritans might be a bit different from what you thought At the beginning of their journey in Japan the samurai were landowners who organized themselves to protect their lands from sea raiders and other threats They unite body and mind in the martial art of Jujitsu Yet gradually they also became a spiritual beacon for enlightened and refined Japanese gentlemen who shaped society Koda Bushido was not merely a rigid code of conduct speaking of honor or sacrifice but a way of life embodied through the warrior's path Above all he emphasized the need to preserve one's inner integrity and cultivate deep inner reflection Soko emphasized the importance of meditation for emotional stability and self-discipline It seems many samurai believed that courage and wisdom born of compassion were truly powerful The book's author the Aggadah explains that if someone is mocked without mercy and solely to humiliate one cannot expect improvement from them On the other hand when everything is wrapped in the warmth of compassion criticism can be delivered with grace and sensitivity Something that truly motivates a person to change their ways And what about mistakes and failures In the Western world Semuarians are mainly remembered for the Qiri ritual an extreme initiation ceremony But in ancient texts one can also find a surprising perspective that teaches the Sumerians believed if a person erred only once He deserves leniency precisely because he learned his lesson and will be more careful with his father A person who has never made a mistake is dangerous Want to learn how to stay calm like a samurai A feature by AFP dives into the real world of the Assassins far beyond the myth of the merciless warrior now available on AFP's site For registration details click the link