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Author name: Takuan Soho

 : The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.34
EAN num: 9780870118517
ISBN number: 087011851X
Label: Kodansha International
Manufacturer: Kodansha International
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 104
Printing Date: March 15, 1988
Publishing house: Kodansha International
Sale Popularity Level: 178105
Studio: Kodansha International




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So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present and be read for guidance and inspiration by the captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern form.



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User popularity level:  out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 2 out of 5 stars - Complicated
I enjoyed reading this book although I can't really say what I got out of it. The philosophies were difficult for me to grasp and I really did not come away understanding more about Eastern Philosophy.
I am going to try a few others.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - unfettered mind----zen answers
This is it; skip all the rest; "the unfettered mind" tells the master
swordsman, right off the bat, how to stay cool enough to survive. Do I have to say more?



Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Mind over matter?
You might be someone who's down to earth, just like, figuring out how in someone's name some Japanese sword fighter is going to help you out in your daily life. Well, he isn't going to.

What this book does teaches you is to seek within yourself and return to your own core. As I'm not someone who meditates or does much spiritual enlightment, this book still taught me a lot. As for the time of reading it, it takes you back into time and makes you think of certain things you might not have thought about all your life. So, if that's enlightment, count me in.

With only 92 real pages to read, this book still gives much value for its price. Most sentences are compressed with knowledge and sometimes make you read them twice. Hey, that's 184 pages already then!

Are you interested in gaining some spiritual thoughts and maybe some habits as well? Then read this book.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Takuan Soho's Legacy
This is a legacy of Takuan Soho, a Zen monk from medieval Japan who live in the same period with Minamoto Mushasi, author of The Book of Five Rings. In this book Takuan Soho was trying to explain the concept of Zen to other sword master, Yagyu Munemori, and of course from the perspective of Buddhism. "A" gook book actualy but it takes a great amount of time to read and understand it.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - A spiritual book for the swordsman.
I would suggest this book for Kendo and Kenjutsu practitioners for spiritual reasons.

Soho was the spiritual teacher of a famous Swordsman Yagyu Munenori. In Yagyu¡¦s books his strong Zen background is evident. Soho was not an excellent swordsman himself. However he pioneered the spiritual aspects of chopping someone¡¦s head off. He was more of a cook than swordsman. As is evident by his now famous pickle.

So buy a jar of Soho pickles to munch on before reading this book. º


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