Bushido is realised in the presence of death. In the case of having to choose between life and death you should choose death. There is no other reasoning.
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.
I have found that the Way of the samurai is death. This means that when you are compelled to choose between life and death, you must quickly choose death.
When confronted with two alternatives, life and death, one is to choose death without hesitation.
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