Preface
Introduction
The mysterious record of immovable wisdom
The affliction of abiding in ignorance
The immovable wisdom of all buddhas
The interval into which not even a hair can be entered
The action of spark and stone
Where one puts the mind
The right mind and the confused mind
The mind of the existent mind and the mind of no-mind
Throw the gourd into the water, push it down and it will spin
Engender the mind with no place to abide
Seek the lost mind
Throw a ball into a swift current and it will never stop
Sever the edge between before and after
Water scorches heaven, fire cleanses clouds
THE CLEAR SOUND OF JEWELS
ANNALS OF THE SWORD TAIA
The Unfettered Mind
The Unfettered Mind
During the 17th century, Takuan Soho (1573-1645), a practicing Buddhist Japanese monk, wrote a series of treatises in which he used his position as a Zen master to explain eloquently and simply the most important principles of Buddhist philosophy.
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