In "Soul of the Samurai" respected author and translator Thomas
Cleary reveals the true essence of Bushido or Zen warrior teachings
according to 17th-century Japanese sword master Yagyu Munenori and
his Zen teacher 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 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 important to the Samurai as swordsmanship and
fighting skills.
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
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