The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman

The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman

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The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman

The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman

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SKU: DADAX1590309863
ISBN: 9781590309865
Author: the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and intention. It was written as a guide for the samurai Yagyu Munenori, who was a great swordsman and rival to the legendary Miyamoto Musashi.Takuan was a giant in the history of Zen; he was also a gardener, calligrapher, poet, author, adviser to samurai and shoguns, and a pivotal figure in Zen painting. He was known for his brilliance and acerbic wit. In these succinct and pointed essays, Takuan is concerned primarily with understanding and refining the mind-both generally and when faced with conflict. The Unfettered Mind was a major influence on the classic manifestos on swordsmanship that came after it, including Miyamoto Musashis Book of Five Rings and Yagyu Munenoris Life-Giving Sword.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
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The classic samurai-era text that fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen philosophy-written by the incomparable Zen master Takuan SohoWritten by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and intention. It was written as a guide for the samurai Yagyu Munenori, who was a great swordsman and rival to the legendary Miyamoto Musashi.Takuan was a giant in the history of Zen; he was also a gardener, calligrapher, poet, author, adviser to samurai and shoguns, and a pivotal figure in Zen painting. He was known for his brilliance and acerbic wit. In these succinct and pointed essays, Takuan is concerned primarily with understanding and refining the mind-both generally and when faced with conflict. The Unfettered Mind was a major influence on the classic manifestos on swordsmanship that came after it, including Miyamoto Musashis Book of Five Rings and Yagyu Munenoris Life-Giving Sword.

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