How do you pick your usernames? (lemmy.ca)

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For a while I was using the same username for everything, but recently I've been trying to mix it up.

Context: Currently picking my new username for Signal and I'm not sure what to put. I don't want spam, and I use Signal for privacy, but I could also do something nice. First name? Randomly generated?

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[-] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's a concept in Japanese martial arts that I read in a book by Takuan Soho.

Wiki:

Fudōshin (Japanese: 不動心) is a state of equanimity or imperturbability (literally and metaphorically, "immovable mind",[1] "immovable heart"[2] or "unmoving heart"). It is a philosophical or mental dimension to Japanese martial arts which contributes to the effectiveness of the advanced practitioner.

I was training in Jujutsu and kenjutsu at the time and the concept clicked. I know it sounds very 'weeb' but it was an epiphany and quite profound for me at the time.

There's a Shingon Buddhist deity that encapsulates the concept too and he holds a sword to cut through ignorance and delusion.

There're some related concepts like Mushin that come together with marital arts.

Fudoshin - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fud%C5%8Dshin
Takuan Soho - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuan_S%C5%8Dh%C5%8D
Mushin - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushin_(mental_state)

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

That's really cool, thank you for sharing :)

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