Soul of the Samurai contains modern translations of three classic
works of Zen & Bushido. In Soul of the Samurai, bestselling
author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true
essence of the Bushido code or Zen warrior teachings according to
17th-century Japanese samurai master Yagyu Munenori and his Zen
teacher Takuan Soho. The three works of Zen & Bushido
translated in Soul of the Samurai are: The Book of the Sword by
Yagyu Munenori The Inscrutable Subtlety of Immovable Wisdom by
Takuan Soho The Peerless Sword by Takuan Soho Yagyu was a renowned
swordsman and chief of the Shogun's secret police, while Takuan was
the Zen spiritual mentor to the Emperor. This samurai philosophy
book contains the first English translations of their seminal
writings on Bushido. Cleary not only provides clear and readable
translations but comprehensive notes introducing the social,
political, and organizational principles that defined samurai
culture--their loyalty to family, their sense of service and duty,
and their political strategies for dealing with allies and enemies.
These writings introduce the reader to the authentic world of Zen
culture and the secrets behind the samurai's success--being "in the
moment" and freeing the mind from all distractions, allowing you to
react instantaneously and instinctively without thinking. In these
classic works, we learn that Zen mental control and meditational
training were as crucial to the Samurai as swordsmanship and
fighting skills.
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