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imoveable wisdom and unfettered mind
takuan soho and mysterious ability
Customer Review
This neat little book is divided into three chapters The Mysterious Record of Immovable Wisdom, The Clear Sound of Jewels, and Annals of the Sword Taia. It is not a long read, but most certainly an engrossing one. The advice and thoughts that are knitted so tightly through this text are everything that I did not expect it to be. The perspectives are clear, practical, and based on physical observations, rather than esoteric imaginings, daydreams, or conjecture. There are no koans,Zen riddles, to wrangle with, no one hand clapping or trees falling in an empty forest metaphors. Just plain talk. Beautiful. Articulate. Startling.
I particularly like the intricacies that are woven throughout this text with literary nuances, references, and themes. These things appeal to my love of literature and verse. And I have fallen in love with the final chapter of this book, Annals of the Sword Taia. This part of the book explores the Chinese elements of the Taiaki.
These lines are particularly haunting
Well then, the accomplished man uses the sword but does not kill others. He uses the sword and gives others life. When it is necessary to kill, he kills. When it is necessary to give life, he gives life. When killing, he kills in complete concentration when giving life, he gives life in complete concentration. Without looking at right and wrong, he is able to see right and wrong without attempting to discriminate, he is able to discriminate well. Treading on water is just like treading on land, and treading on land is just like treading on water. If he is able to gain this freedom, he will not be perplexed by anyone on earth. In all things, he will be beyond companions.
Beautifully written, articulate reflections on the preparation of the human mind in finding identity, purpose, and focus, this book is one of the more solid pieces of geography that you may stumble upon in the Floating World.
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