Zen in the Art of Archery

by Herrigel Eugen, R F C Hull (Translator)

Overview

The book sets forth theories about motor learning and control that provide lessons for learning any sport or physical activity. For example, a central idea in the book is that through years of practice, a physical activity becomes effortless both mentally and physically, as if the body executes complex and difficult movements without conscious control from the mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941129944
Publisher:	Vigeo Press
Publication date:	01/08/2018
Pages:	76
Sales rank:	118,548
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.18(d)

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful little book." -D. T. Suzuki, author of Zen and Japanese Culture

"A simple, vivid account of personal experience, it may well serve to mitigate the 'unspeakable [oddness]' of Zen to the average Westerner-to make the kicks and shouts of the Zen patriarchs seem less like the behavior of lunatics. Students of Japanese culture, too, will find that it sheds much light on the way in which art and religion have been traditionally blended." -New Statesman

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