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The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman by Takuan Soho (CD-Audio, 2015)

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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 Muneri, 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 kwn 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 Muneri's Life-Giving Sword.

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PublisherBrilliance Corporation
ISBN-101501227831
ISBN-139781501227837
eBay Product ID (ePID)209144170

Product Key Features

FormatCD, Mp3 Format
LanguageEnglish
AuthorTakuan Soho
Run Time180
TopicHistory of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
NarratorUniversity of Kent at Canterbury Roger Clark

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureGrand Haven, United States
Date of Publication01/07/2015
Translated byWilliam Scott Wilson
ImprintBrilliance Audio