When we draw a sword from its sheath in the stillness and take a look at it, we feel that it makes our mind purified and wicked heart exorcised in an instant. In this moment, it is by no means a weapon to kill enemy but it becomes an object to lead us to the world of nothingness, even it may bring us toward spiritual enlightenment.
Kenji Mishina, Master Japanese Sword Polisher and Author

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