Character: - The Wisdom Warrior



Men of the Code

Men of the Code

Bohdi Sanders, Ph.D.

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Men of the Code

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Acknowledgments

About the Author

Bohdi Sanders an award-winning, bestselling author of nine books on living life to the fullest. Dr. Sanders is a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, a Certified Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning, a Certified Reiki Master, and a Certified Master of G-Jo Acupressure. He holds a black belt in Shotokan Karate and has studied various other martial arts for over 30 years. His book, Modern Bushido hit the #1 spot on and was in the Top 10 for

over 80 consecutive weeks.

He is the author of:

• Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior

• WARRIOR: The Way of Warriorhood

• The Warrior Lifestyle: Making Your Life Extraordinary

• Defensive Living: The Other Side of Self-Defense

• Secrets of the Soul: Uncovering Your Hidden Beliefs

• Wisdom of the Elders: The Ultimate Quote Book for Life

• Modern Bushido: Living a Life of Excellence

Dr. Sanders’ books have received high praise and have won several national awards, including:

• The Indie Excellence Book Awards: 1st Place Winner 2010

• USA Book News Best Books of 2010: 1st Place Winner 2010

• IIMAA: Best Martial Arts Book of the Year 2011

• USA Martial Arts HOF: Literary Man of the Year 2011

• U. S. Martial Artist Association: Inspiration of the Year 2011

• U. S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Author of the Year 2011

• The Indie Excellence Book Awards: 1st Place Winner 2013

• USA Book News Best Books of 2013: 1st Place Winner 2013

• USA Martial Arts HOF: Warrior Award for 2013



Table of Contents

Forward…………………………………………………….. ……. v

Introduction………………………………………………… …….. vii

Chapter 1: Character: The Nature of the Superior Man…………. 1

Chapter 2: Integrity: The Essence of the Warrior………..….…… 9

Chapter 3: Virtue: The Moral Excellence of the Warrior………... 17

Chapter 4: Correct Thought: The Mind of the Warrior………….. 25

Chapter 5: Right Actions: The Warrior’s Building Blocks……… 33

Chapter 6: Correct Speech: The Words of the Warrior………….. 41

Chapter 7: Wisdom: The Way of the Sage………………….…… 49

Chapter 8: Honor: The Warrior’s Mark of Distinction…………... 57

Chapter 9: Respect: The Consideration of Thoughtfulness……… 65

Chapter 10: Discipline: The Art of Self-Control………………….. 71

Chapter 11: Honesty: The Elusive Facts of Life………………….. 77

Chapter 12: Courage: The Spirit of Valor………………………… 85

Chapter 13: Endurance: The Warrior’s Fortitude………………… 93

Chapter 14: Justice: The Warrior’s Conviction………………..…. 99

Chapter 15: Sincerity: The Genuine Article………………………. 105

Chapter 16: Self-Knowledge: The Warrior’s Introspection………. 111

Chapter 17: Preparedness: The Spirit of Readiness………………. 117

Chapter 18: Benevolence: The Warrior’s Heart………………..…. 125

Chapter 19: Courtesy: The Art of Civility…………………………131

Chapter 20: Spirituality: The Warrior’s Peace……………………. 137

Chapter 21: Meditation: The Inner Secret………………………… 143

Foreword

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Introduction

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Men of the Code

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Chapter 1

Character

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Conclusion

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Index

A

Abraham J. Heschel, 74, 75

Abraham Lincoln, 46, 47

Abraham Maslow, 124

Acceptance, iv, 205, 209

acquaintances, 162, 164, 189

actions, viii, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 47, 54, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 76, 82, 86, 87, 88, 89, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 108, 111, 117, 126, 127, 128, 131, 132, 133, 134, 146, 162, 165, 180, 183, 184, 188, 189, 190, 194, 211, 212

Actions, 25, 34

Ada Velez-Boardley, 188

Aeschylus, 102, 104

Aesop, 46, 48, 108, 110, 138, 158, 159, 213

Agnes Macphail, 158, 160

Albert Camus, 15

anger, 28, 29, 34, 44, 48, 62, 88, 123, 128, 130, 211, 212, 213

Anne Byrhhe, 38, 39, 183

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 106, 109

Antoine the Healer, 100, 103

Apollonius of Tyana, 209

Apostle Paul, 167

Aristophanes, 55

Aristotle, 5, 16, 21, 24, 75, 88, 100, 171, 181, 183, 185, 186

Arnold Schopenhauer, 126, 129

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 29

Arthur Dobrin, 81, 83

Ashley Montagu, 34

autogenic breathing, 120

awareness, 117, 121, 122, 123, 124, 134, 136, 150

B

balance, 29, 128, 138, 139, 141, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 205

Balance, iv, 138, 175, 179

Baltasar Gracian, 4, 8, 15, 22, 24, 32, 45, 50, 53, 54, 63, 68, 70, 81, 84, 101, 103, 111, 115, 116, 148, 150, 153, 154, 160, 164, 165, 166, 179, 196, 201, 202, 212, 215

Barry Long, 122, 123

Battista Alberti, 91, 172

behavior, 1, 9, 20, 33, 37, 68, 71, 131, 132, 133, 134, 161, 190

Ben Johnson, 43

Benevolence, iii, 125, 126, 127, 129

Benjamin Franklin, 43, 162, 213

Bertrand Russell, 78, 83

Bhagavad Gita, 148, 213

Bias, 208, 210

black belt, ii

Blaise Pascal, 20, 25, 151, 153

Bodhidharma, 15, 35, 80, 84, 141, 213

Bohdi Sanders, 3, ii, ix, xi, 16, 70, 154, 186, 192, 217, 218, 230

Book of the Golden Precepts, 160

Booker T. Washington, 181, 186

brave, 61, 64, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92

bravery, 88, 192

Brian Tracey, 180

Bruce Lee, 70

Bryant H. McGill, 136, 191

Buddha, 26, 31, 49, 97, 109, 147, 217

Buddhist, 26, 35, 41, 152, 177, 213

Bushido, 1, 3, i, ii, v, vii, viii, ix, xi, 14, 17, 21, 26, 50, 57, 58, 94, 168, 172, 181, 182, 197, 212, 213, 217, 218

C

C. J. Ducasse, 46

C. S. Lewis, 89

Carl Frederick, 77, 83

Carl Jung, v, 112, 115

Caspar Lavater, 163, 165

Cervantes, 23, 39, 87, 92, 174, 208

character, vii, viii, ix, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 41, 43, 45, 46, 53, 54, 57, 58, 60, 64, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 79, 89, 94, 99, 100, 107, 108, 110, 111, 114, 131, 132, 140, 150, 155, 163, 164, 170, 171, 172, 187, 188, 197, 211, 213, 214, 217, 230

Character, iii, 1, 7

character traits, 2, 172

Charles Dickens, 98, 189, 191

Charles Simmons, 135, 206, 210

Charles Spurgeon, 114

Chinua Achebe, 16

chivalry, v, 88

Christian Furchtegott Gellert, 208, 210

Christian Nevell Bovee, 135

Chuang Tzu, 153, 213

Chung Yung, 8, 16, 184

Cicero, 49, 208, 215

Clint Eastwood, 70, 132

code of honor, 33, 38, 58, 59, 60, 62, 126

Colin Powell, 184, 185

compassion, 125, 126, 127, 128

compromise, 2, 4, 12, 62, 89

compromising, 3, 96

Confucius, vii, 7, 10, 11, 12, 23, 24, 38, 39, 42, 45, 47, 53, 61, 69, 89, 91, 104, 147, 162, 166, 183, 212, 215

conscience, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 30, 60, 90, 100

consequence, 38, 90

consequences, 14, 44, 81, 86, 89, 90, 101, 128, 144, 196, 206, 210, 212

consideration, 25, 65, 131, 132, 133, 134, 191, 196

Conviction, iii, 99

Correct Speech, iii, 41

Correct thought, 25

Correct Thought, iii, 25, 31

corrupt legal system, 194

courage, viii, 16, 36, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 69, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 97, 102, 103, 106, 107, 133, 135, 155

Courage, iii, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92

courageous, 22, 86, 87, 88, 91

courtesy, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136

Courtesy, iii, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136

coward, 88, 90

cowardice, 62, 82, 85, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 123, 203

D

Dag Hammarskjold, 113, 116, 205, 210

Dag Hammerskjold, 23

Daniel Defoe, 55

David Ben-Gurion, 92

David Campbell, 73, 76

David Nelson, v

death, 22, 24, 57, 90, 91, 95, 99, 101, 103, 137, 169, 190, 194, 200, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210

dedication, 6, 14, 58, 59, 71, 73, 74, 89, 99, 102, 162, 164, 183, 187, 188

de-escalate, 151, 196

de-escalation, 119, 140, 146, 195, 198, 199

Demophilus, 11

Denis Diderot, 215

determination, 5, 54, 94, 98, 100

Dhaggi Ramanashi, 205, 210

Dhammapada, 23, 72, 116, 146, 147, 217

dignity, 25, 32, 46, 57, 69, 74, 75, 133, 167, 172, 174

Diogenes, 170, 174

discipline, 1, 13, 14, 44, 50, 54, 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 102, 133, 148, 157, 176, 178, 183

Discipline, iii, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76

dishonorable, 25, 26, 30, 61, 78, 82, 87, 212

Distich Moralia, 207

Dogen, 152, 153

Don Quixote’s Creed, 208, 209

Donald T. Regan, 192

duty, 2, 3, 7, 21, 22, 36, 57, 58, 60, 62, 66, 67, 68, 77, 82, 125, 126, 127, 135, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 187, 188, 190, 192, 193, 195, 206

E

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, 192

Edwin Louis Cole, 191

Eightfold Path, 26

Einstein, 15, 177, 180

Elbert Hubbard, 216

Elihu Root, 73, 76

Emerson, 4, 8, 14, 26, 33, 39, 66, 69, 81, 89, 91, 117, 130, 135, 137, 141, 147, 151, 153, 163, 165, 184

Emily Post, 134, 136

emotion, 85, 86, 88, 90, 134

emotional, 28, 35, 44, 80, 144, 175

emotions, 5, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 44, 46, 62, 73, 74, 79, 87, 111, 120, 178, 180, 196, 212

endurance, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98

Endurance, iii, 93, 94, 97, 98

Epictetus, 7, 8, 22, 39, 75, 131, 176, 180, 210

Epicurus, 53, 158, 159, 176

Epitetus, 160

Euripides, 18, 180, 187, 191

excellence, i, viii, 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 14, 17, 20, 22, 34, 38, 54, 70, 72, 76, 111, 112, 113, 131, 134, 139, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 205, 217

Excellence, ii, iii, iv, 17, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186

experience, v, vii, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 62, 71, 90, 114, 120, 149

F

F. D. Huntington, 33

family, vii, viii, 5, 10, 58, 82, 106, 156, 162, 167, 168, 169, 170, 172, 174, 176, 187, 188, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 200, 206, 207

fear, 28, 34, 61, 62, 64, 66, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 106, 123, 140, 205, 207, 209, 210

fighting, vii, viii, 88, 119, 122, 128, 196, 197, 199, 203

Filial Duty, iv, 167, 173

Forrest E. Morgan, 70

Francesco Guicciardini, 40, 42, 48, 61, 64, 79, 92, 124, 130, 158, 159, 201, 202

Francis Bacon, 15

Frank Barron, 69

Frank Crane, 214

Franklin, 148

Friedrich von Schiller, 101, 103

friend, 22, 44, 101, 103, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 169, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 202

friends, 42, 79, 87, 106, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 187, 188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 202, 206, 207

friendship, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 187, 188, 189, 190

Friendship, iv, 161, 162, 165

G

G. K. Chesterton, 85

Gary Ryan, 76

Ge Hung, 84

George Eliot, 185

George F. Kennan, 97

George Henry Lewes, 107, 110

George Washington, 3, 19, 124, 125, 199, 203

Geronimo, 142

Gichin Funakoshi, viii, 1, 102, 103, 124, 125, 203

Giordano Bruno, 78, 84

God, 6, 22, 82, 99, 137, 138, 141, 142, 151, 152, 160, 169, 171, 206

Goethe, 131, 136

Golden Rule, 169

Gongs and Drums of Gampopa Precepts, 166

Grantland Rice, 142

Grenville Kleiser, 74, 75

Guan Yin Tzu, 37

H

Hadith, 35, 160

Hagakure, 113, 116

Han Fei Tzu, 154, 194, 201

Hans Reichenbach, 83

Hans Reichenback, 81

harmony, 3, 11, 105, 167, 168, 175, 178, 180

hate, 29, 34, 211, 212

Hazrat Inayat Khan, 176, 179, 180

heart, ix, 22, 37, 38, 39, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 81, 88, 107, 109, 125, 126, 127, 129, 134, 142, 147, 151, 152, 153, 170, 174, 181, 209

Hemingway, 5, 92

Henry Louis Mencken, 63

Henry Tuckerman, 93, 97

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 97, 128, 130, 135, 174

Henry Ward Beecher, 7, 136, 182

Herbert Spencer, 75

Herodotus, 88, 92, 153

Hesiod, 183, 185

high standards, viii, 4, 128

Honesty, iii, 77, 83

honor, vii, viii, ix, 1, 3, 10, 13, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 77, 79, 82, 87, 89, 95, 100, 101, 105, 106, 108, 113, 126, 127, 132, 139, 140, 143, 156, 163, 164, 167, 168, 169, 173, 182, 187, 188, 189, 211, 212, 214, 217, 230

Honor, iii, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 217

honorable, viii, 5, 13, 25, 30, 36, 37, 60, 61, 62, 64, 77, 82, 87, 105, 187

Horace, 28

Hsun Tzu, 31

Hsun-Tzu, 8

hypocrite, 105, 106, 108

I

ideals of Bushido, vii

Inazo Nitobe, v

independent, 133, 151, 155, 157, 158, 199

Insight, iv, 149, 150, 153, 154

integrity, v, vii, ix, 1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 36, 37, 57, 58, 102, 106, 108, 164, 214, 230

Integrity, iii, 9, 13, 15

intention, 30, 36, 37

intentions, 25, 30, 36, 37, 61, 87, 150, 151

introspection, 111, 112, 113

Isocrates, 82, 83, 169, 173

J

Jack London, 209

Jacques Maritain, 135

James Herriot, 191

James Oppenheim, 216

James Russell Lowell, 98, 107, 110

James Thurber, 123

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 18, 24, 98

Jeffrey Gitomer, 191

Jesus, 33, 34, 102, 142, 164

Jim Rohn, 73, 75, 76

John Crowne, 211

John D. MacDonald, 15

John F. Kennedy, 88

John Gay, 68, 70

John Locke, 34

John Rohn, 71

John Ruskin, 97

John Seldon, 179

John W. Gardener, 182

John W. Gardner, 38, 185, 186

John Wayne, 43

Joseph Addison, 64

judgment, 45, 49, 86, 155, 211

justice, v, 11, 13, 58, 59, 60, 62, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 161, 194, 195

Justice, iii, 59, 99, 102, 103, 211

Juvenal, 208

K

Kabbalah, 142

Kahlil Gibran, 52, 55

Kaizen, 3, iv, 181

Kant, 7, 69

Karma, 211

Khalil Gibran, 95

knowledge, 2, 21, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 86, 92, 99, 111, 112, 113, 114, 118, 121, 140, 150, 195, 200, 208, 216

Kok Yim Ci Yuen, 208

L

L. Estrange, 64

La Rochefoucauld, 19, 36, 40, 45, 47, 63, 107, 109, 110, 152, 154, 161, 164, 201

Lao Tzu, 4, 14, 20, 24, 28, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 56, 75, 83, 100, 108, 109, 115, 123, 138, 141, 146, 147, 158, 160

legal system, 194

Leonardo da Vinci, 52

Lieh Tzu, 164

life-or-death, 95, 114, 122, 151

Lin Yutang, 56

Lord Byron, 98

Lord Chesterfield, 50, 150, 154, 171

Lord Tennyson, 133, 135

Loyalty, iv, 187, 188, 191, 192

lying, 12, 45, 80, 81, 82, 151

Lynn Andres, 138

M

man of character, 3, 5, 6

man of excellence, 182, 184

man of honor, 105, 108, 212

man of integrity, 10, 11, 12, 14

man of principle, 190

manners, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 163, 170, 174

Marcus Aurelius, 8, 16, 20, 23, 28, 32, 35, 36, 102, 104, 148, 159, 160, 205, 210

Margolis, 31, 146, 147, 152

Mark Twain, 59, 64, 86, 92, 192

Marshall Ferdinand Foch, 37

Marshall McLuhan, 149, 154

Martial artists, 29, 35

martial arts, ii, vii, viii, ix, 18, 22, 37, 51, 58, 65, 66, 71, 72, 74, 95, 96, 113, 118, 119, 121, 122, 125, 126, 133, 139, 140, 145, 146, 157, 171, 176, 178, 181, 184, 193, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 200, 214

Matsuo Basho, 7

Matsura Seizen, 133

Max Stirner, 159

Maxims and Reflections, 61

Maxwell Maltz, 128, 130

Maya Angelou, 91

meditate, 21, 30, 35, 38, 54, 60, 100, 119, 143, 144, 145, 146, 152, 206, 208, 209

Meditate, v, 18, 128

meditating, 35, 37, 108, 119, 143, 144, 145, 176, 177, 178, 206

meditation, ii, 25, 26, 30, 35, 53, 54, 71, 72, 113, 119, 126, 137, 139, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 156, 177, 178, 195

Meditation, iii, 118, 119, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148

Meister Eckhart, 141

men of integrity, 13

Menander, 60

mind, ii, v, vii, ix, 1, 3, 6, 11, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 46, 53, 54, 61, 65, 68, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 79, 80, 81, 87, 88, 90, 101, 105, 106, 109, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 126, 133, 135, 139, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 151, 152, 155, 157, 158, 166, 175, 177, 178, 184, 193, 196, 199, 212, 213

Moliere, 14, 38, 40

Montaigne, 7, 52, 55, 170, 174, 192

moral principles, 9

Moral uprightness, 77

Morihei Ueshiba, 192

Musashi, 121, 217

N

Nagarjuna, 18, 41, 43, 123, 213, 215

Napoleon Hill, 30, 31, 74, 76, 94, 98

Native American, 88, 169, 200, 204

nature of the superior man, 5

Nazi, 82

Nelson Boswell, 112, 115

Nobility, 217

Norman Vincent Peale, 32

O

obligation, 58, 59, 60, 62, 66, 67, 77, 79, 173, 230

obligations, 58, 62, 78, 82

Ohiyesa, 88

Oliver Wendell Homes, 149

P

parents, 167, 168, 169, 172, 173, 174

Pascal, 32

Pat Riley, 186

path of the warrior, ix, 21, 30, 132, 140

Percy Bysshe Shelley, 72, 75

perseverance, 14, 96

Persistence, 94, 96

personal information, 44, 79

personal integrity, 11, 12, 13

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 132

Philip James Bailey, 69

philosophy, vii, viii, 12, 33, 34, 53, 95, 106, 146, 197, 208

physical confrontation, 89, 118

physical confrontations, vii, 89

physical encounter, 87, 95, 119

Plato, 161, 213, 216

Pliny the Younger, 20, 23

Plutarch, 5, 38, 173

Popular opinion, 20

prejudice, 211

preparedness, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 197, 198, 199, 200

Preparedness, iii, 117, 122, 123

present moment, 90, 187

pride, 57, 122, 196, 212

principle, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 21, 45, 46, 51, 68, 70, 73, 86, 87, 102, 111, 112, 115, 120, 132, 146, 157, 178, 184, 190

principles, vii, viii, ix, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 50, 51, 57, 58, 68, 86, 89, 95, 96, 102, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 115, 126, 131, 137, 143, 156, 171, 178, 212

priorities, 19, 102

promise, 45

Proverbs, 10, 48, 49, 142, 211, 213

Ptah-Hotep, 33, 170

Pythagoras, 35, 40, 104, 162, 165

R

Ralph Bunche, 94

Ralph Marston, 181, 186

Ralph Waldo Trine, 26

Ramakrishna, 50, 138, 141

Relationships, 44

Rene G. Torres, 69

reputation, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 15, 19, 34, 45, 57, 80, 135, 182, 184

resentment, 29

respect, v, viii, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75, 78, 80, 106, 108, 109, 131, 132, 133, 160, 161, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174

Respect, iii, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70

responsibility, 2, 10, 58, 99, 167, 168

revenge, 29, 44, 211

Rhonda Byrne, 26

Right Actions, iii, 33, 39

right and wrong, 11, 12, 13, 14, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 100, 101, 102, 211

Righteousness, 82

Robert Burton, 170, 174

Robert Crowley, 123

Robert L. Humphrey, 22

Robert Louis Stevenson, 89, 91, 205, 209

Robert Wood, 60

Romain Rolland, 7

Rudyard Kipling, 215

Rumi, 53, 56, 152

S

sages, 3, 18, 25, 54, 55, 56, 138, 151, 152, 158, 159, 206, 213, 215, 217

Sai Baba, 17, 28, 53, 56, 127, 129, 141, 145, 148, 168, 173, 206, 209

Saint Theresa, 90

Saint Thomas Aquinas, 23

Sakya Pandit, 50, 212, 216

Samuel Coleridge, 61, 63

Samuel Johnson, 16, 44, 79, 83

Samuel Richardson, 15

Samuel Smiles, 56

Samurai, v, 113, 124, 187, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208

Scott Adams, 127, 130

self-confidence, 74, 88, 106

self-defense, vii, viii, 22, 36, 37, 95, 114, 122, 152, 158, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 200, 208

self-discipline, 72, 73, 74

self-esteem, 74, 171, 172

Self-knowledge, 112, 113

Self-Knowledge, iii, 111, 115

self-reflection, 53, 54

self-reliance, 156, 157, 158

Self-reliance, 155

Self-Reliance, iv, 155, 159

self-sufficient, 158, 171

Seneca, 24, 54, 64, 129

seven virtues, viii

Shakespeare, 45, 90, 91, 113, 115

Sheikh Muzaffer, 36

Shinso, 207

Shotokan, ii, 1, 125, 198

Sima Qian, 191

sincere, i, 5, 6, 19, 36, 42, 45, 46, 66, 77, 78, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 208

sincerity, 77, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 134

Sincerity, iii, 105, 107, 109, 110

Sir Francis Osborne, 128, 190, 202

Sir John Vanbrugh, 132, 136

Socrates, 62, 64, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 112, 115, 116, 138, 141, 161, 163, 165

Sophocles, 3, 103

speech, 20, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 151

spirit, ix, 1, 20, 23, 35, 71, 106, 117, 121, 132, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 148, 151, 152, 153, 155, 157, 175, 177, 178

spiritual beliefs, 137, 140, 206

Spirituality, iii, 137, 139, 141

standards, vii, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 68, 71, 89, 95, 99, 128, 131, 132, 188, 189

stress, 44, 118, 119, 120, 128, 144, 146, 156, 199

Sun Tzu, 114, 122, 123, 154, 199, 201, 203, 204

superior man, vii, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 20, 23, 31, 38, 41, 45, 47, 50, 61, 74, 104, 133, 134, 140, 161, 162, 181, 182, 184, 188, 211, 212, 215

survival, 93, 94, 95, 169, 171, 197

Swami Muktananda, 148

Swami Shivananda, 46

Swami Sivananda, 37

Sydney J. Harris, 116

Syrus, 46, 47, 54, 165

T

T. S. Eliot, 32

Tai Gong Diao, 142

Taisou, 44

Takuan Soho, 28, 37, 54, 55, 167, 172, 174, 190

Talmud, 44, 80, 83, 176, 179

Tattvartha Sutra, 129

Tecumseh, 209

Terence, 60, 100, 104

The Art of War, 122

The Doctrine of the Mean, 105

The Fool, iv, 211

The Havamal, 41, 90, 163, 165, 166

The Hitopadesa, 54

The Pali Canon, 55

The Secret, 26

The Warrior Creed, 22

Theodore Roosevelt, 133, 135

Thomas Carlyle, 39, 97

Thomas Fuller, 161, 166

Thomas J. Watson, 183, 186

Thomas Jefferson, 14

Thomas Mann, 32

Thomas Merton, 178, 180

Thoreau, 5, 8, 19, 25, 49, 115

thought control, 25

thoughtfulness, 65, 67, 81

thoughts, 5, 6, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 46, 74, 76, 79, 87, 90, 105, 143, 144, 145, 158, 177, 178, 180, 184, 212, 213

Thucydides, 86

Tiruvalluvar, 48, 63, 155, 159, 167, 174

Tolstoy, 158, 159

Total Self-Defense, iv, 193, 201, 203

training, vii, 1, 2, 29, 36, 51, 58, 71, 73, 74, 93, 94, 96, 111, 114, 118, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 133, 145, 156, 167, 171, 176, 178, 183, 184, 185, 194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 200, 203

true character, 6

true friend, 111, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166

true friends, 161, 162, 164

True friendship, 161

true warrior, viii, ix, 1, 6, 9, 10, 19, 20, 22, 27, 34, 36, 45, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 67, 78, 80, 82, 88, 89, 95, 99, 100, 102, 107, 111, 112, 117, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 139, 140, 143, 146, 149, 162, 164, 167, 172, 181, 182, 187, 188, 190, 193, 197, 198,뀴211, 213, 217

True warriors, ix, 11, 126, 188

trust, 79, 82, 150, 151, 152, 161, 163, 164, 195, 202

Tzu-ssu, 107, 109, 110

U

underlying principles, 6

understanding, 12, 13, 22, 35, 37, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 82, 86, 111, 112, 114, 148, 149, 150, 154, 171, 199, 208, 211, 213

unforgiveness, 29

V

Vince Lombardi, 182, 186

Virgil, 98

virtue, 6, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 62, 63, 86, 89, 91, 100, 108, 109, 110, 162, 165, 170, 174, 183, 185, 191

Virtue, iii, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24

virtues, v, viii, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27, 34, 35, 62, 71, 89, 90, 91

virtuous, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 161, 162, 165, 166

visualization, 118, 119, 120, 146

Voltaire, 7, 161, 166

W

W. Clement Stone, 16, 28, 31

W. Edwards Deming, 96

W. Somerset Maugham, 176, 180

Walter Lippmann, 59, 63

Warren G. Bennis, 185

warrior lifestyle, i, vii, viii, ix, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 30, 34, 35, 37, 43, 49, 50, 53, 54, 57, 58, 62, 71, 72, 73, 74, 79, 93, 94, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107, 108, 112, 113, 117, 119, 122, 126, 131, 132, 139, 140, 143, 145, 152, 155, 156, 161, 163, 167, 169, 175, 176, 178, 181, 182, 184, 197, 205, 212, 213, 214, 217, 230

warriorship, ix, 61

Wayne Dyer, 25, 29, 31

weapons, vii, 121, 123, 197, 198, 200

Wendell L. Willkie, 136

William Arthur Ward, 72, 76

William Barclay, 94, 97

William Blake, 212, 213, 215, 216

William Ellery Channing, 6

William James, 31

William Lyon Phelps, 67, 69

William Makepeace Thackeray, 127, 129

William Paley, 84

William Penn, 127, 129

Winston Churchill, 133

wisdom, ii, 22, 25, 33, 34, 37, 41, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 86, 100, 112, 113, 115, 158, 179, 190, 212, 213, 214, 230

Wisdom, ii, iii, 36, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 199, 230

Wisdom Warrior, 230

wise man, 43, 49, 51, 53, 54, 87, 92, 151, 170, 180, 196, 212, 214, 215, 216

words, vii, 5, 6, 8, 12, 21, 34, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 54, 55, 56, 81, 82, 83, 117, 127, 129, 132, 136, 158, 167, 174, 212, 213, 215, 217

Z

Zen, 28, 35, 38, 39, 48, 144, 152

Zeno the Stoic, 102, 104

Zig Ziglar, 177, 179

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Character! Honor! Integrity! Are these traits that guide your life and actions? Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior focuses on how to live your life with character, honor and integrity. This book is highly acclaimed, has won multiple awards and is endorsed by some of the biggest names in martial arts and the world of self-help. Warrior Wisdom is filled with wise quotes and useful information for anyone who strives to live a life of excellence. This book will help you live your life to the fullest.

Warrior: The Way of Warriorhood is the second book in the Warrior Wisdom Series. Wisdom, life-changing quotes, and entertaining, practical commentaries fill every page. This series has been recognized by four martial arts hall of fame organizations for its inspirational and motivational qualities. The ancient and modern wisdom in this book will definitely help you improve your life and bring meaning to each and every day. The USMAA Hall of Fame awarded Dr. Sanders with Inspiration of the Year for this series!

The Warrior Lifestyle is the last installment of the award winning Warrior Wisdom Series. Forwarded by martial arts legend Loren W. Christensen, this book has been dubbed as highly inspirational and motivational. If you want to live your life to the fullest, you need to read this one! Don’t settle for an ordinary life, make your life extraordinary! The advice and wisdom shines on every page of this book, making it a must read for everyone who strives to live an extraordinary life of character and honor!

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Wisdom of the Elders is a unique, one-of-a-kind quote book. This book is filled with quotes that focus on living life to the fullest with honor, character, and integrity. Honored by the USA Book News with a 1st place award for Best Books of the Year in 2010, this book is a guide for life. Wisdom of the Elders contains over 4,800 quotes, all which lead the reader to a life of excellence. If you enjoy quotes, wisdom, and knowledge, you will love this book. This is truly the ultimate quote book for those searching for wisdom!

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