The Unfettered Mind
Takuan Soho
Engels | 06-09-2024 | 144 pagina's
9781590309865
Paperback / softback
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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.
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EAN : | 9781590309865 |
Uitgever : | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Vertaler : | William Scott Wilson |
Publicatie datum : | 06-09-2024 |
Uitvoering : | Paperback / softback |
Taal/Talen : | Engels |
Hoogte : | 191 mm |
Breedte : | 133 mm |
Dikte : | 13 mm |
Gewicht : | 136 gr |
Status : | Niet in magazijn, wel te bestellen. Informeer naar levertijd |
Aantal pagina's : | 144 |