Zen in the Art of Archery (Vintage Spiritual Classics)
So many books have been written about the meditation side of Zen and the everyday, chop wood/carry water side of Zen. But few books have approached Zen the way that most Japanese actually do--through ritualized arts of discipline and beauty--and perhaps that is why Eugen Herrigel's
Zen in the Art of Archery
is still popular so long after it first publication in 1953. Herrigel, a philosophy professor, spent six years studying archery and flower-arranging in Japan, practicing every day, and struggling with foreign notions such as "eyes that hear and ears that see." In a short, pithy narrative, he brings the heart of Zen to perfect clarity--intuition, imitation, practice, practice, practice, then, boom, wondrous spontaneity fusing self and art, mind, body, and spirit. Herrigel writes with an attention to subtle profundity and relates it with a simple artistry that itself carries the signature of Zen.
--Brian Bruya
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| title: |
Zen in the Art of Archery (Vintage Spiritual Classics) |
| purchase date: |
16-07-2006 |
| publisher: |
Vintage |
| published: |
26-01-1999 |
| price: |
$10.95 |
| pages: |
96 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
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174731399.616332 |
| genre: |
Zen
Zen Philosophy
Archery |
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Zen in the Art of Archery (Vintage Spiritual Classics) |
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$3.49 |
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174719408 |
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us |
| author: |
Eugen Herrigel |
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Paperback |
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0375705090
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