Yamamoto Tsunetomo Tsunetom Books

Yamamoto Tsunetomo was a samurai who, after his lord's death, chose to renounce the world and become a monk. In his work Hagakure, he recorded his thoughts on the ways of the samurai and the importance of embracing death as the ultimate state of mind. He believed that the resolution to die allows one to attain a higher state of life, infused with beauty and grace. His ideas, which later became one of the most famous expressions of bushido, emphasize shedding the fear of death to achieve pure focus and clarity.