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
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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.
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Aantal pagina's :144