Soho Takuan - The Unfettered Mind Writings From A Zen Master To A Master Swordsman - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The classic samurai - era text that fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen philosophy written by the incomparable Zen master Takuan Soho Written 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 Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Yagyu Munenori's Life - Giving Sword.
Title: The Unfettered Mind Writings From A Zen Master To A Master Swordsman
Author(s): Soho Takuan
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Barcode: 9781590309865
Pages: 144 Pages, Pb W/ Flaps
Publication Date: 6/12/2012
Category: Zen Buddhism