{"product_id":"the-unfettered-mind-writings-from-a-zen-master-to-a-master-swordsman-1590309863","title":"The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1590309863\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soho, Takuan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic samurai-era text that fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen philosophy-written by the incomparable Zen master Takuan SohoWritten by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and intention. It was written as a guide for the samurai Yagyu Munenori, who was a great swordsman and rival to the legendary Miyamoto Musashi.Takuan was a giant in the history of Zen; he was also a gardener, calligrapher, poet, author, adviser to samurai and shoguns, and a pivotal figure in Zen painting. He was known for his brilliance and acerbic wit. In these succinct and pointed essays, Takuan is concerned primarily with understanding and refining the mind-both generally and when faced with conflict. The Unfettered Mind was a major influence on the classic manifestos on swordsmanship that came after it, including Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Yagyu Munenori's Life-Giving Sword.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974366036256,"sku":"NEW1590309863","price":21.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71kiL9Ae-iL._SL1200_QL70.jpg?v=1785803606","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-unfettered-mind-writings-from-a-zen-master-to-a-master-swordsman-1590309863","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}