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Lessons from
the bamboo
By Garr Reynolds

Slides in PDF from a 12-minute presentation for
TEDxTokyo on May 21, 2011.Sans video and audio clip.
about Japan
What inspires you?

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Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Tea Ceremony   Ikebana   Sumi-e
Nature is always speaking to us.
“Nature is always
 speaking to us.
                ”
—Morihei Ueshiba
“
Everything—even
mountains, rivers,
plants, and trees—
should be your teacher.
                         ”
             —Morihei Ueshiba
“
Study how water
flows in a valley
stream, smoothly
and freely between
          ”
the rocks...

                 —Morihei Ueshiba
“
Study the teachings of the
pine tree, the bamboo, and
the plum blossom.
                   ”
             —Morihei Ueshiba
The plum blossom is
hardy, and elegant.
The pine is evergreen, firmly
rooted, and venerable.
Nature as
“
Study the teachings of the
pine tree, the bamboo, and
the plum blossom.
                   ”
              —Morihei Ueshiba
Osaka   Nara
Pic of backyard
Bamboo
         forest be
                   gins
Running in the among the bamboo
Running in the among the bamboo
                                  ,
                                  !
10   Lessons from
     the Bamboo
9   Lessons from
    the Bamboo
(1) Remember: What looks
    weak is strong
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
fragile is strong.
What looks
You do n  ot have to
b e big to b e strong.
“   Size matters not. Look
    at me. Judge me by my
    size do you? Hmm?
                       ”
              —Master Yoda
You do not have to be scary, and big like a
  dark forest.


Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion
You do not have to be scary, and big like a
  dark forest.


Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion
(2) Bend but don’t break
with th e flow.
B amboo goes
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
(3)Deeply rooted yet flexible
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
(4) Slow down your busy mind
We cannot see our reflection
in running water...
It is only in still water that we can see.
                             —Taoist proverb
This is a video without sound.
(5) Be always ready
“
The warrior, like bamboo,
is ever ready for action.
            —Kensho Furuya
                             ”
(6 ) Find wisdom in emptiness
“
Empty your cup so that

                 ”
it may be filled...
           —Bruce Lee
“   You must unlearn what
    you have learned.
                     ”
              —Master Yoda
(7 ) Commit yourself
     to growth & renewal
Even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo
 can progress one more step.
(8 ) Express your usefulness
     through simplicity
“
The bamboo in its simplicity
expresses its usefulness. Man
should do the same.
                    ”
               — Kensho Furuya
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
(9) Unleash your power
    to spring back
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Be Like Bamboo (TEDxTokyo 2011 slides)
Fall seven times, get up eight
“It ain’t about how hard you
  can hit. It’s about how hard
  you can get hit and keep
  moving forward.... That’s
  how winning is done!
                        ”
                —Rocky Balboa
Lessons from the bamboo:


Flexibility
Adaptability
Resilience
Resilience
Be like

bamboo
good luck!
Images:
iStockphoto.com
& Garr Reynolds

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