Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a step nor retreat a step. The enemy does not see me. I do not see the enemy. Penetrating to a place where heaven and earth have not yet divided, where yin and yang have not yet arrived, I quickly and necessarily gain effect.
Consider the core of the mind to be a wagon, with willpower to be carried about in it. Push it to a place where there can be failure, and there will … - Takuan Soho
Consider the core of the mind to be a wagon, with willpower to be carried about in it. Push it to a place where there can be failure, and there will …
- Takuan Soho
Sever the edge between before and after. - Takuan Soho
Sever the edge between before and after.
When a person does not think, "Where shall I put it?" the mind will extend throughout the entire body and move to any place at all. . . . The effort … - Takuan Soho
When a person does not think, "Where shall I put it?" the mind will extend throughout the entire body and move to any place at all. . . . The effort …
Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest. - Takuan Soho
Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest.
Zen is to have the heart and soul of a little child. - Takuan Soho
Zen is to have the heart and soul of a little child.
When this No-Mind has been well developed, the mind does not stop with one thing nor does it lack any one thing. It appears appropriately when facing… - Takuan Soho
When this No-Mind has been well developed, the mind does not stop with one thing nor does it lack any one thing. It appears appropriately when facing…
Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a step nor retreat … - Takuan Soho
Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a step nor retreat …
The Buddha and all sentient beings are not two. - Takuan Soho
The Buddha and all sentient beings are not two.
It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless - Takuan Soho
It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion