Die Elemente des Zen in der Kampfkunst. Japans Geschichte war lange Zeit gepragt durch standige Kriege rivalisierender Fursten, gipfelnd in einem hundertjahrigen Burgerkrieg. Es entwickelte sich ein besonderer Kriegerstand, die Samurai. In den permanenten Kriegswirren schliffen sich deren Fahigkeiten. Es schied sich das Ineffektive vom Effektiven, und Meisterschaft in den Kampfkunsten war uberlebensnotwendig. Spirituellen Beistand fanden sie in der Lehre des Zen-Buddhismus. Zen verhalf den Samurai zu einem speziellen Zugang zu ihrer Lebenssituation und zu ihren Kampfkunsten. So lernten sie...
Die Elemente des Zen in der Kampfkunst. Japans Geschichte war lange Zeit gepragt durch standige Kriege rivalisierender Fursten, gipfelnd in einem hund...
Do you know what suffering has to do with violence? Or the meaning of mushin, zanshin and mushotoku? Is your idea of Buddhism rather vague, or have you understood its basic concept: dependent origination? Then, maybe, you might like to have a look at this book. The goal of this book is to reveal in a practical way the teachings of Zen Buddhism for practitioners of martial arts, for ambitious athletes of other sports and for anyone affected by conflicts in general. Therefore, the elements which prepare the way to prowess will be elucidated. The history of Japan through many decades was a story...
Do you know what suffering has to do with violence? Or the meaning of mushin, zanshin and mushotoku? Is your idea of Buddhism rather vague, or have yo...
