Zen and the Way of the Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zen and the Way of the Sword write by Winston L. King. This book was released on 1993. Zen and the Way of the Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How the samurai cultivated Zen, relating its teaching of a free and spontaneous mind to the experience of a warrior in individual combat, and finding philosophical strength in Zen as they prepared themselves for death.
Zen & The Way of the Sword
Zen & The Way of the Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zen & The Way of the Sword write by Winston Lee King. This book was released on 1993. Zen & The Way of the Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. King offers a fascinating look into the mind of the samurai swordsman in a far-reaching account of the role of Zen in the thought, culture, and the martial arts of Japan's soldier elite. An esteemed scholar of Eastern religions, King deftly traces the development of Zen and discusses the personal nature of its practice, its emphasis on individual discovery and attainment.
Zen at War
Zen at War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zen at War write by Brian Daizen Victoria. This book was released on 2006-06-22. Zen at War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A compelling history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book meticulously documents the close and previously unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. Drawing on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars, Brian Victoria shows that Zen served as a powerful foundation for the fanatical and suicidal spirit displayed by the imperial Japanese military. At the same time, the author recounts the dramatic and tragic stories of the handful of Buddhist organizations and individuals that dared to oppose Japan's march to war. He follows this history up through recent apologies by several Zen sects for their support of the war and the way support for militarism was transformed into 'corporate Zen' in postwar Japan. The second edition includes a substantive new chapter on the roots of Zen militarism and an epilogue that explores the potentially volatile mix of religion and war. With the increasing interest in Buddhism in the West, this book is as timely as it is certain to be controversial.
Zen and the Way of the Sword
Zen and the Way of the Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zen and the Way of the Sword write by Bill Akpinar. This book was released on 2006-01-01. Zen and the Way of the Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Soul Sword: The Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior
Soul Sword: The Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soul Sword: The Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior write by Vernon Kitabu Turner Author. This book was released on 2011-10-10. Soul Sword: The Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is about conquering fear. Roshi Kitabu (writing as Vernon Kitabu Turner) knows from personal experience how to overcome fear. As a child, he cowered before neighbourhood bullies until finally he was driven to find his courage because he had to defend his brother. From that point he resolved to help anyone in need, and began to study martial arts. As a result of an extraordinary act of synchronicity, he met a Japanese Zen master, and shortly afterwards experienced an epiphany (satori), by which he understood that it is the soul that controls the body: 'in a blaze of light, I immediately understood the secret of self-defense from the inside out.' With virtually no training in the martial arts, he became a master - and after a sensational 'trial by combat' he was made a 'black belt'. Roshi Kitabu shares his secret - and explains that this power exists in everyone. He shows the steps that must be taken to cultivate the Warrior Mind - involving a direct flow from the Soul (your inherent spiritual power) into action. 'Before you can begin to control a possible assailant, you must take control of your thoughts. A warrior must believe in his ability to win.' This has become a truism for all serious practitioners of martial arts - but its message applies equally to all the obstacles that one encounters in life: truly the soul houses the sword. Through diligent practice, we can sharpen ourselves to a razor's edge and learn to cut though any obstacle as it arises.
