The Five Rules of Shinden Fudo Ryu written into the Densho scrolls:
1. Know that endurance is simply a puff of smoke.
2. Know that the way of men is justice.
3. Forget the heart of greed, comfort and be self sufficient.
4. One should regard both sadness and malice as natural laws, and just gain the enlightenment of the immovable heart.
5. In your heart, never leave the ways of loyalty and respect for parents. Aspire to learn both the pen and the sword.
and this saying:
"The practitioner must work to cultivate an immovable spirit."
