Contemplating Death Everyday, video

Review of the opening lines of "The Code of the Samurai", based on personal daily practice.

"One who is supposed to be a warrior considers it his foremost concern to keep death in mind at all times, from New Year's Day through the night of New Year's Eve. As long as you keep death in mind at all times, you will also fulfill the ways of loyalty and familial duty. You will also avoid myriad evils and calamities, you will be physically sound and healthy, and you will live a long life. What is more, your character will improve and your virtue will grow." - The Code of the Samurai, translated by Thomas Cleary