This classic samurai-era text fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen and influenced the direction that the art has taken ever since. 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 .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
ISBN-10
1501227831
ISBN-13
9781501227837
eBay Product ID (ePID)
205592724
Product Key Features
Book Title
Unfettered Mind : Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
Author
Takuan Soho
Format
CD MP3
Language
English
Topic
Mindfulness & Meditation, Zen, Martial Arts & Self-Defense
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Sports & Recreation, Philosophy