7 codes of the Samurai

7 codes of the samurai

1. Duty and Loyalty CHU
2. Justice and Morality GI
3. Complete sincerity MAKOTO
4. Polite courtesy REI
5. Compassion JIN
6. Heroic courage YU
7. Honor MEIYO DUTY AND LOYALTY: CHU

For the samurai having done some “thing” or said some “thing”. He knows he owns that “thing”. He is responsible for it and all the consequences that follow. Those in his care to those he is responsible for. He remains fiercely true.

HONESTY AND JUSTICE: GI
Be acutely honest throughout your dealings wit all people, believe in justice not from others people but from yourself. To the true Samurai there are no shades of gray in the question of honesty and justice. There is only right and wrong.

COMPLETE SINCERITY: MAKOTO
When a samurai has said he will perform an action. It is as good as done. Nothing will stop him from completing what he has said he will do he does not have to “give his word”. He does not have to “promise”. Speaking and doing are the same action.

POLITE COURTESY: REI
Samurai have no reason to be cruel they do not need to prove their strength. A samurai is courteous even to his enemies. Without this outward show of respect, we are nothing more than animals. (Common) A samurai is not only respected for his strength in battle but also by his dealing with other men. The true strength of a samurai becomes apparent during difficult times.

COMPASSION: JIN
Through intense training the samurai becomes quick and strong. He is not as other men. He develops a power that must be used for the good of all. He has compassion. He helps his fellow man at every opportunity. If an opportunity does not arise he goes out of his way to find one.

HERIOC COURAGE: YU
Rise up above the masses of people who are afraid to act. Hiding like a turtle in a shell is not living at all. A samurai must have heroic courage. It is absolutely risky. It is dangerous. It is living life completely fully wonderfully. Heroic courage is not blind. It is intelligent and strong.

HONOR: MEIYO
A true samurai has only one judge of honor and this is himself. Decisions are carried out are reflections of whom you truly are. You cannot hide from yourself. When one is after thine enemy one must be focused. Nothing must get in the way of stopping one from defeating that enemy. NOT even Lord God or Buddha himself.