{"product_id":"b005d7v67q","title":"Soul of the Samurai: Modern Translations of Three Classic Works of Zen \u0026 Bushido (Tuttle Specials)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoul of the Samurai  contains modern translations of three classic works of Zen \u0026amp; Bushido.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn  Soul of the Samurai,  bestselling author and respected translator Thomas Cleary reveals the true essence of the Bushido code or Zen warrior teachings according to 17th-century Japanese samurai master Yagyu Munenori and his Zen teacher Takuan Soho.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three works of Zen \u0026amp; Bushido translated in  Soul of the Samurai  are: The Book of the Sword  by Yagyu Munenori  The Inscrutable Subtlety of Immovable Wisdom  by Takuan Soho  The Peerless Sword  by Takuan Soho Yagyu was a renowned swordsman and chief of the Shogun's secret police, while Takuan was the Zen spiritual mentor to the Emperor. This samurai philosophy book contains the first English translations of their seminal writings on Bushido. Cleary not only provides clear and readable translations but comprehensive notes introducing the social, political, and organizational principles that defined samurai culture—their loyalty to family, their sense of service and duty, and their political strategies for dealing with allies and enemies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese writings introduce the reader to the authentic world of Zen culture and the secrets behind the samurai's success—being in the moment and freeing the mind from all distractions, allowing you to react instantaneously and instinctively without thinking. In these classic works, we learn that Zen mental control and meditational training were as crucial to the Samurai as swordsmanship and fighting skills.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67882568614133,"sku":"YSL27442","price":4.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81IZSqUnYwL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793282819","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b005d7v67q","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}