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Zen in the Art of Archery
Eugen Herrigel · 1999 · 96 pages
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.
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Dave Elitch
“I give this book to people all the time.”↗
Dick Cavett
“Herrigel, a German philosopher-teacher, goes to Japan for instruction, intrigued by tales of an archer who hits his target without aiming or caring and the swordsman whose discipline allows him in combat to dismiss from his mind both his opponent and his opponent’s sword. Sound crazy? There’s much to learn here about learning.”↗
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