Gosei (meditation)

Gosei (五省, go-sei, lit., five reflections) are subjects for daily meditation at Japan's Naval Academy.

These reflections were originally devised by Vice Admiral Hajime Matsushita, who was the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, and used from 1932.

Every evening cadets are expected to meditate on these inter-related questions.

1 Technical School and the Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School have inherited the tradition of the former Navy, and even now, five minutes before the end of their self-study every night, they meet the five ministries in the same style as when they were at the military academy.

The crux of this contemplative practice has been translated into English and has been discussed at the United States Naval Academy.