The Zen Way to Martial Arts by Taisen Deshimaru

The Zen Way to Martial Arts by Taisen Deshimaru

At last: a book on the martial arts from a true Zen master. Taisen Deshimaru was born in Japan of an old samurai family, and he recieved from the Great Master Kodo Sawaki the Transmission of Mind to Mind when Sawaki died. In 1967, Deshimaru-Roshi went to France and taught as a missionary general of the Sato Zen School until his death in 1982. In Europe he learned how to make Oriental concepts understandable to the Western mind. One of the results of that experience was this book: a series of lessons, question-and-answer sessions, and koans (riddles or anecdotes that point out general principles) that provide practical wisdom for all students of the martial arts--kendo, aikido, iai-do, jodo, or archery--as well as for the general reader interested in Zen.

George Leonard has introduced LET to more than 50,000 people in the United States and abroad. He is the author of a number of books on human possibilities and social change, including Mastery (Plume 1992), and lives in San Francisco, California.

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ISBN 13	9780140193442
ISBN 10	0140193448
Title	The Zen Way to Martial Arts
Author	Taisen Deshimaru
Series	Compass
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1992-09-15
Number of pages	128
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