Takuan Soho (1573–1645)
Author of The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The Way of the Warrior Series)
About the Author
Image credit: Portrait of Zen Master Takuan Soho by unknown author
Works by Takuan Soho
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master (The Way of the Warrior Series) (1986) 544 copies
A MENTE ZEN 2 copies
Love Escape: Wunderschöner Boys-Love-Band mit hochwertiger SNS Card zum Sammeln – nur in 1. Auflage (2024) 2 copies
Ο Απελευθερωμένος Νούς 1 copy
Čisti zven draguljev 1 copy
Lo zen e l'arte della spada 1 copy
L'Esprit indomptable 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1573
- Date of death
- 1645-12-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Japan
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- Works
- 17
- Members
- 683
- Popularity
- #37,041
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 36
- Languages
- 8
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So what makes it relevant today? Takuan Soho renders crisp advisory guidance which emphasizes that contrary to popular religious thought (in the East at least), the human mind is not to be made static. Rather, it is to be unfettered of all coagulation. The mind must flow like water rather than statify.
William Scott has done an exceptional job in preserving both the brevity and essence of the original text while rendering it in lay English. A marvelous read indeed.… (more)