false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173787120m/327646.jpg 327646 5 Thomas Cleary's translation of <i>Code of the Samurai</i> introduced the social, political, and organizational principles of samurai culture, including loyalty to family, a sense of service and duty, and the rules for dealing with allies and enemies.<br>In <i>Soul of the Samurai</i>, Cleary delves into the key influence of Zen on the samurai's combat style, from its emphasis on detachment-meaning a willingness to sacrifice life (including one's own)-to the attempt to clear the mind and "be in the moment," which freed the swordsman's mind from distractions and allowed him to act in an instant.<br>Including translations of Yagyu Munenori's <i>Book of the Sword</i>, and Takuan Soho's <i>Inscrutable Subtlety of Immovable Wisdom</i> and <i>The Peerless Sword</i>, the teachings in <i>Soul of the Samurai</i> represent the recording and codification of these beliefs in the seventeenth century.<br> 318282 1992 Soul of the Samurai (Tuttle Martial Arts) total:24|5:4|4:9|3:9|2:2| 24 87 39 2 2 0 false false Thu Dec 11 08:34:28 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 08:35:52 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 06 20:16:45 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 20:37:13 -0800 2008
Very interesting. Maybe I'm just not quite ready for it yet.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 09:40:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 09:40:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 08:18:39 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:18:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 22:00:35 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 22:00:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 09:50:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 09:50:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 13:00:47 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 13:00:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 08:41:07 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 08:41:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 21 11:56:44 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 11:56:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 13:12:05 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 13:12:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 04:07:41 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 04:07:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 27 12:52:20 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 12:52:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:08:14 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:08:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 12 01:58:49 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 01:58:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 23:53:55 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 23:53:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 23:42:18 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 23:42:18 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 27 11:25:44 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 08:33:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 11:25:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 08:53:42 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 24 12:10:46 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 30 08:53:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 20 10:43:38 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:43:38 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 25 17:05:30 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 17:05:30 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=327646