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Loading... Zen in the Art of Archery (original 1948; edition 1999)by Eugen Herrigel, Daisetz T. Suzuki (Introduction)
Work InformationZen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel (1948)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. In this wonderful little book, Mr. Herrigel, a German philosopher who came to Japan and took up the practice of archery toward an understanding of Zen, gives an illuminating account of his own experience. Through this expression, the Western reader will find a more familiar manner of dealing with what very often must seem to be a strange and somewhat unapproachable Eastern experience.' --from the introduction by Daisetz T. Suzuki Mi sono stupidamente tenuto a lungo alla larga da questo libro del 1948, temendo forse le derive dei circoli new age in cui a volte è citato. Scopro con piacere un testo improntato al rigore e a quello che definirei, in mancanza di un'idea su un termine migliore, pudore nel parlare di ciò di cui, per forza di cose, parlare è così difficile - e forse inutile - perché del tutto legato all'esperienza. Ispirazione utile per chiunque si senta vicino a un approccio contemplativo all'esistenza. no reviews | add a review
A classic work on Eastern philosophy, Zen in the Art of Archery is a charming and deeply illuminating story of one man's experience with Zen. Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan's great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame, his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing. No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)799.32The arts Recreational and performing arts Fishing, hunting, target shooting Target Shooting, Marksmanship ArcheryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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The book walks you through the transformation, this process is hard, takes several years and leads to a kind of non conscious state.
The most practical translation I have read of Zen in an accessible format. ( )