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In a life-and-death situation of being sword-tip to sword-tip with the enemy, where should the swordsman put his mind?
This is the first question posed in the first of three essays written by a Zen master for the guidance of samurai swordsmen. Among the other questions that arise are the difference between the right mind and the confused mind, what makes life precious, the nature of right-mindedness, the Buddhist paradigm of form and consciousness, and what distinguishes the True Mind. So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present as sources of guidance and inspiration for captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern forms.
The history of the sword in Japan goes back to antiquity. Zen and its meditative practices also have a long history, but it was not until the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, beginning in the early 1600s, that the techniques of swordsmanship fused with the spirit of Zen. And if one man can be said to have been the prime mover in this phenomenon, it was none other than Takuan Soho, confidant and religious instructor to an emperor, to a great sword master, and to the heads of the most important sword schools of the time.
Takuan's meditations on the sword in the essays presented here are classics of Zen thinking.
This is the first question posed in the first of three essays written by a Zen master for the guidance of samurai swordsmen. Among the other questions that arise are the difference between the right mind and the confused mind, what makes life precious, the nature of right-mindedness, the Buddhist paradigm of form and consciousness, and what distinguishes the True Mind. So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present as sources of guidance and inspiration for captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern forms.
The history of the sword in Japan goes back to antiquity. Zen and its meditative practices also have a long history, but it was not until the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns, beginning in the early 1600s, that the techniques of swordsmanship fused with the spirit of Zen. And if one man can be said to have been the prime mover in this phenomenon, it was none other than Takuan Soho, confidant and religious instructor to an emperor, to a great sword master, and to the heads of the most important sword schools of the time.
Takuan's meditations on the sword in the essays presented here are classics of Zen thinking.
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江戸初期の禅僧・沢庵が、柳生宗矩に向けて仏法の極意を剣にたとえて説いた「不動智神妙録」の英文版。心をどこにも置かず、それゆえに全身がどこからでも動くのが不動の妙智であると説く。新装版。
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By HKernel
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I don't read books often, so I don't have good memory not grasping of meanings...etc. So please accept this non-formal comment.
Then,
I have read and liked the book: Hagakure, of the same translator. It gives you a good idea of the samurai spirit or wisdom, commonly referred to as The Way. A very good reference that I recommend.
So, through that book I knew of this one, and so I was very much exited to read it and had high expectations, not spiritual just intellectual.
Besides the introductory text (interesting), The book is a three-letter message to a swordsman (who is a duelist to the famous Musashi). The first part is quite interesting, extensively speaking of the mind and how to free it. Although he repeats himself on the idea of no-mindedness without exploring further on the how..etc
The second letter is more on confuscianism and social order...etc. I did not find it interesting at all.
The third letter is simply a 'poor' explanation of a certain chinese text about some sword Taia. Supposedly teaching about the fighting spirit ..etc but I have found it pretty boring (compared to Hagakure).
To sum up, I only liked the beginning but had to be patient to finish the book...Maybe it would be much more interesting to read it in the original language...
Then,
I have read and liked the book: Hagakure, of the same translator. It gives you a good idea of the samurai spirit or wisdom, commonly referred to as The Way. A very good reference that I recommend.
So, through that book I knew of this one, and so I was very much exited to read it and had high expectations, not spiritual just intellectual.
Besides the introductory text (interesting), The book is a three-letter message to a swordsman (who is a duelist to the famous Musashi). The first part is quite interesting, extensively speaking of the mind and how to free it. Although he repeats himself on the idea of no-mindedness without exploring further on the how..etc
The second letter is more on confuscianism and social order...etc. I did not find it interesting at all.
The third letter is simply a 'poor' explanation of a certain chinese text about some sword Taia. Supposedly teaching about the fighting spirit ..etc but I have found it pretty boring (compared to Hagakure).
To sum up, I only liked the beginning but had to be patient to finish the book...Maybe it would be much more interesting to read it in the original language...
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5つ星のうち 4.6
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48 人中、46人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
A PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
1998/7/11
By dino99@prodigy.net
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ペーパーバック
I have been involved with the martial arts for over 25 years. Student, instructor, swordsman. I consider this book a reference tool and a source of inspiritation. My copy is worn and tattered, what more can I say.
I am sure that Musashi valued his friendship with the author. The insights into human nature and self improvement are timeless.
37 人中、36人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
An unexplicated work of profound simplicity
1999/6/17
By カスタマー
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ペーパーバック
Takuan's voice in this work provides resonance for scholars and martial artists alike. For avid readers of the Zen tradition, this book offers both contrast and compliment to Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. Most intersting I thought was his disticntion between the "mind of principle" and the "mind of technique". It stimulates meditation on our own day-to-day quality of thought and action.
17 人中、14人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 4.0
Essential reading for any martial artist or business person
1996/5/29
By カスタマー
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ペーパーバック
This is not an entertaining book. This is not a story and
is not engaging. What it is is illuminating! This very
short (and frequently hard to find) collection of three letters/essays
from Takuan Soho to masters of the sword arts contains some
incredible gems. It is the kind of book that should be read
a page or even just a paragraph at a time followed by a period
of thought. The ideas of the interval between striking flint
and steel to the production of the spark, or the visual and
mental image of the glint of light on the blade of a sword
become captivating and even revelatory.
is not engaging. What it is is illuminating! This very
short (and frequently hard to find) collection of three letters/essays
from Takuan Soho to masters of the sword arts contains some
incredible gems. It is the kind of book that should be read
a page or even just a paragraph at a time followed by a period
of thought. The ideas of the interval between striking flint
and steel to the production of the spark, or the visual and
mental image of the glint of light on the blade of a sword
become captivating and even revelatory.
If you are a martial
artist, you MUST read this book. If you are in business,
this is as essential as Musashi's Book of Five Rings.
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