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6 Books are available with this program:
(1) The Path
(2) My Way of Life and Thinking
(3) Not for Bread Alone
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4) The Million-Dollar Knack for Successful Management
(5) The Heart of Management
(6) Not for Bread Alone

● E-BOOKS ●
12 E-books are available in:
United States, England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia and Singapore. (1) The Path
(2) People Before Products
(3) The Heart of Management
(4) Zest for Management
(5) My Way of Life and Thinking
(6) Practical Management Philosophy
(7) Nurturing Dreams - My Path in Life
(8) The Million-Dollar Knack for Successful Management
(9) Career Essentials
(10) Business Essentials
(11) Thoughts On Man
(12) Corporate Social Responsibility

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14/08/2025

“What Comes Before Good and Bad”
From the book "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
Nature has its mountains, rivers, and seas, and all of it is governed by an unknown power. The living things in nature, moreover – the birds, the dogs, the human beings – are all part of what we might call destiny.
Our Earth and the life that unfolds upon it exists – quite apart from whether it is good or bad, right or wrong. It is part of the way things are. Among human beings as well, when we look at each individual, we can see how we all have different traits and destinies. Some are born with beautiful voices, some with the power to calculate numbers quickly. Some can work dexterously with their hands; others are clumsy by nature. There are the stout and strong as well as the weak and frail. One might say that of the factors in a person’s life, 90 percent are already determined by powers beyond human comprehension. Only 10 percent remains over which human beings can exercise control through their intellect, talent, and will.
If we look at things from this perspective, it can help us to avoid over-confidence when things go well and despair when things go badly, and to move forward calmly and steadily. It can help us chart our own path with an open and humble mind. There are many ways of thinking about things, but this perspective is one that we should keep in mind.
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08/08/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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“Life itself is essentially a fight with a real sword: you take your life in your hands whatever you do.

No matter how small the matter, you have to undertake it as if your life depend on it.

There is no need to feel overly constrained,

But you should not indulge yourself with facile win-some/lose-some rationalizations.

You might console yourself with such words after you fail,

But you cannot start out in such a careless frame of mind.

The course of your life is determined each time you make a decision to use real swords or not. ”

06/08/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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”You are different not only in looks but in temperament from other people.

Your likes and dislikes are different. All that is good.

Differences are not to be lamented;

Rather we should see in them endless attraction and potential – we should find in them infinite bounty.

Each and every person should be able to work to his or her potential and all people should help each other.”

04/08/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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“Nothing is more dangerous than to go through life assuming that we understand everything.

Rather, we should presume we do not understand at all,

and let others teach us and lead by the hand,

moving forward step by step, with humility and commitment.

Together we should feel our way carefully through life.”

01/08/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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Do not think regretfully about the past.

Make no complaint about the irretrievable months and days you have invested.

And if until now you have relied on others or expected them
to get you out of trouble when things got tough,
you should bravely sweep the slate clean.

What is important is that you seek your own goal.

What matters is your own attitude.

No matter what others may say, you must carry on, passionately, toward your goal.

You must demonstrate what you can do on your own.

30/07/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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We should all have a dream – something that we can aspire to.

And it should be something we fervently seek to attain.

We should make it a compelling goal, one that is as important as life itself.

Once you have given shape to your aspirations,

You are already halfway to achieving them.

28/07/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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We should all try first to accept the circumstances

in which we find ourselves, without being confined by them

and without lapsing into either self-pity or indulging in complacence,

and then do our best within those circumstances.

26/07/2025

From "THE PATH" by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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For our way to open up,

what we have to do is to keep going, to keep moving along.

We have to make up our minds and be resolute, to the best of our ability.

The journey may seem long, but by striding forth,

without pause, our path will open up, and will lead to happiness.

24/07/2025

THIS GOOD COUNTRY by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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When the flowers bloom, the sun shines bright, and the sky is a dazzling blue, colorful banners, festive sights, and the merry voices of children in the distance herald the coming of spring, the beginning of the planting season. It is the season of renewal and hope.
The seasons follow the year around – the warm months, the rainy months, the blistering dry months, the cold months – in the cycle shared since time immemorial. We embrace the land and country we know. Not just the landscape and its culture, but the countless landmarks and treasures collected over its long history. We treasure, too, the inborn character of its people, their diligence and conscientiousness.
Ours is a good country; there are not many other countries like it in the world. So we want to make it an ever-better country and live in harmony with others, in lives that are affluent both in tangible and intangible ways. When you are blessed, if you do know that you are blessed, it is as if you had nothing at all. Let us reflect again upon the good of our country, and give ourselves a new chance to take pride in it.

22/07/2025

THE BENEFITS OF DAMS by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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It rains, drenching the mountains, and the water seeps into the earth and forms rivulets, streams, and rivers, flowing out through the land, creating fertile plains before emptying into the sea. As long as the flow is used skillfully, the land prospers, but if something goes wrong, raging waters may cause flooding or lack of rainfall may devastate crops. This is the result of just letting the water run by and not using it with careful thought.
Now consider the dam. We can dam the flow to form a reservoir of water that can be used in effective ways. When we know we have plenty of water, we can let the waters flow through; when we have little, we can store it up. This is a lesson that human civilization has learned.
Just as reservoirs are useful in rivers, so are they in our daily life. Having reserves is good both materially and mentally. There is nothing intelligent in a life of uncontrolled consumption and wastefulness.
In the same way that we build big strong dams for great rivers and small reservoirs for small streams, as needed under the circumstances, so each individual can put to use the information he or she has to form various dams to regulate their lives.
The principles applies not only to individuals’ lives, but in business as well; the benefits of reserves in corporate management are highly to be recommended. Even more valuable are such reserves on the level of management of a country. They will support the genuine and stable prosperity of a nation and its people.

18/07/2025

RESPECT THE MASSES by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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The masses are ignorant, so what they think is irrelevant; what is needed is a great and wise leader, who will take the reins of government and control the country. That is the most desirable form of rule…
There was once a time when this conviction held sway in the world, and some still cling to it even today. Indeed, for a long time through history, the masses may have been unlettered and uninformed. And certainly because of that many dictatorships and tyrannies came into being, plunging already unhappy people into even greater distress.
But history has advanced, and humankind, too, has progressed. Today, the masses are well-informed and discerning, and they are also very fair. Anyone who fails to recognize that the masses are no longer ignorant not only misinterprets the meaning of democracy but is an obstruction to the nurture of democratic government – and is probably digging his or her own grave.
To repeat, the masses – the public – today are extremely sensible and fair. They should be trusted and their views made the foundation of democracy. The true mission of democratic government is above all service of the masses. The very essence of democracy, that service is the starting place for the prosperity of a nation.

16/07/2025

“SEEK FIRST WITHIN ONESELF” by Konosuke Matsush*ta
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“When trouble descends, all you can do is pray,” goes the saying, and human beings do have the tendency, when they are really perplexed, distressed, and at their wit’s end, of finally resorting to prayer. “Please, please, hear my prayer,” we plead to whatever our god or buddha, for deliverance from our plight or to get what we desperately need. The gods and buddhas have their work cut our for them.
Such may be human nature, but I can not help thinking that we tend to seek and to ask too much, to rely too much on others. The proper nature of prayer, I should think, is to straighten yourself before your deity – resolving to correct those things within yourself that may not be quite right by your own effort. Not to ask, not to seek, not to beg – the shape of true piety is to rectify yourself by your own power.
We would be well to cultivate the same attitude in our daily lives. Are we not asking too much of others? Are we not relying too much on others? We should strive as much as possible not to depend on others but to discipline ourselves and do the best we can. What applies to us as individuals also applies to organizations and to the state, the nation itself. Therein lies the true form of autonomy and independence for us as human beings and for our country as well.

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