Our Musashi book club reads Musashi Book 3 Fire, Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi novel: Miyamoto Musashi picks discipline and mastery as Matahachi steals Sasaki Kojiro's name. Musashi philosophy, samurai mindset, Vagabond, and Book of Five Rings ideas on how to become great: self improvement for men.Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa — Book 3 Fire. A dying stranger crushed by stones hands Matahachi a certificate bearing the name Sasaki Kojiro, and Matahachi walks off with the name instead of delivering it. We follow Matahachi from the walls of Fushimi Castle to the swindler Akakabe Yasuma in Osaka, the arrival of the long sword called the Drying Pole on the boat with Gion Toji, the death of Uncle Gon in the sea at Sumiyoshi, Akemi and the seashell of forgetfulness, and Musashi dragging an infected foot up Eagle Mountain at dawn. It ends at the Great Bridge at Gojo Avenue, with Osugi, her hidden needles, and the first silent stare between Musashi and Kojiro. Men reading hard books and saying what they actually think about them.Matahachi, broke and hauling stone at Fushimi Castle, watches a stranger get stoned to death by the guards and walks off with his purse and his certificate. He spends the dead man's gold in Osaka, calls himself Sasaki Kojiro to a Ronin named Akakabe Yasuma, gets swindled out of the rest, and then lies to his mother Osugi about all of it. The hosts argue that Matahachi's only real teacher was Oko, who taught him that the illusion of success matters more than the work, while Musashi's three years locked up with books gave him the mind Matahachi never built. The real Kojiro appears on the boat to Osaka, slices off Gion Toji's topknot to answer an insult, and later kills two Yoshioka disciples with the enormous sword he calls the Drying Pole. Seijiro assaults Akemi, Akemi walks into the sea looking for the seashell of forgetfulness, and Uncle Gon drowns trying to pull her out. Musashi, feverish with an infected foot, immerses himself in the Isuzu River and climbs Eagle Mountain through the night, and at the summit at dawn the pus drains from his foot as his doubt drains with it. He spares the blacksmith Shishido Baiken in his sleep, hanging the chain sickle over the man's neck instead of killing him. The episode ends on the Great Bridge at Gojo Avenue, where Osugi wounds Musashi with concealed needles he then pockets to study, Otsu hides in tears while Akemi confesses four years of love, and Musashi and Kojiro size each other up without a word.⏱ Chapters00:00 Hard To Find A Real Man02:11 Ikigai And Mastery04:12 Book Three Fire Begins06:17 Two Passions Two Paths11:48 A Dying Stranger At Fushimi Castle15:09 Stealing A Dead Mans Name18:33 Oko Taught Him Illusion19:44 Swindled By Akakabe Yasuma25:18 The Yoshioka School Has Fallen32:33 The Topknot On The Boat41:49 Seashell Of Forgetfulness43:12 Uncle Gon Drowns48:20 The Drying Pole52:21 Eagle Mountain At Dawn59:38 Otsu And Jotaro Miss Him01:05:08 The Pinwheel And Baiken01:07:53 Sparing The Sleeping Blacksmith01:10:59 The Ninjutsu Man Sanjo01:18:45 The Priest And Akemi01:28:01 Osugi And The Needles01:32:25 The Great Bridge At Gojo01:37:17 Jotaro Calls Otsu Out01:41:21 Art Of War As A Character01:46:00 Favorite Quotes And TimeConnect With Us:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ox9OW23KIzXnvSlPzfinpApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paradyme/id1584283909IG: https://www.instagram.com/paradymebrand/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prdmbrandYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ParadymeBrand/featured?sub_confirmation=1If you have any concerns about our show please reach out viaEmail: prdm@gmail.com#bookclub #books #literature #BecomeGreat #BookOfFiveRings #Discipline #EijiYoshikawa #Mastery #Matahachi #MiyamotoMusashi #MusashiBook3Fire #MusashiBookClub #MusashiNovel #MusashiPhilosophy #SamuraiMindset #SasakiKojiro #SelfImprovementForMen #Vagabond #Paradyme #ParadymeBrand #ParadymePodcast #Paradigm #ParadigmBrand #ParadigmPodcast
