The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master

Takuan Soho

ISBN 10 : 087011851X ISBN 13 : 9780870118517

Editeur : Kodansha America, Inc, 1988

Synopsis

Book by Soho Takuan

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

William Scott Wilson is the foremost translator into English of traditional Japanese texts on samurai culture. He received BA degrees from Dartmouth College and the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies, and an MA in Japanese literary studies from the University of Washington. His best-selling books include The Book of Five Rings, The Unfettered Mind, and The Lone Samurai, a biography of Miyamoto Musashi.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Kodansha America, Inc
• Date d'édition: 1988
• ISBN 10: 087011851X
• ISBN 13: 9780870118517
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 104