The power of the Warrior Mind is its ability to act from Mushin...a state of No Mind. As a mirror reflects objects without clinging to the images, the Warrior Mind is free to flow from one object to the next without impediment. From this state arises instinctive wisdom, the power that allows ordinary people to perform extraordinary feats. This is the power that lives within each of us: the power which the author, a legendary black belt and Zen master, hopes to awaken in his readers. It functions within us daily but is counteracted by the false mind and its endless projections. The task is to still the mind to the point where "the action and the actor are] a seamless thread." Daily life is the battlefield for the Warrior Mind. The author shows us how to "flow into the affairs of the day. Meeting the rising and falling of circumstance, we learn how to . . trust our true selves once again." Soul Sword is an active meditation for those who wish to be in the world but not of it.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1571741518
ISBN-13
9781571741516
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1699026
Product Key Features
Book Title
Soul Sword : the Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior
Author
Vernon K. Turner
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
8.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Reviews
Zen-warrior and literary lion Vernon Kitabu Turner shares his experience and insight with clarity and compassion. His words ring like temple bells, resonating with the eternal truths of transcendent teachings, conveying both substance and spirit. --Dan Millman, author ofWay of the Peaceful Warrior