A precise description of the techniques used in Zen training.

The Method of Zen

Politics & Social Sciences

Eugen, Herrigel

Philosophy

Arkana

The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this timeless account. This book is the result of the author's six year quest to learn archery in the hands of Japanese Zen masters. It is an honest account of one man's journey to complete abandonment of 'the self' and the Western principles that we use to define ourselves. Professor Herrigel imparts knowledge from his experiences and guides the reader through physical and spiritual lessons in a clear and insightful way. Mastering archery is not the key to achieving Zen, and this is not a practical guide to archery. It is more a guide to Zen principles and learning and perfect for practitioners and non-practitioners alike.

Zen in the Art of Archery

History

Penguin Books, Limited (UK)

A classic work on Eastern philosophy, Zen in the Art of Archery is a charming and deeply illuminating story of one man’s experience with Zen. Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan’s great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing.

Reference

Vintage Books

The first English edition of a popular work credited with introducing Zen to Western audiences in the late 1940s and 1950s, by German philosophy professor Eugen Herrigel (1884-1955), published in 1948, about his experiences studying Kyudo, a form of Japanese archery, when he lived in Japan in the 1920s.

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Pantheon Books

Zen In The Art Of Archery

Penguin

Zen and the Art of Poker. Zen and the Art of Knitting. Zen in the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. These are just a few of the books whose titles and philosophy can be traced back to Zen in the Art of Archery, the first book to introduce Zen Buddhism to a Western audience. In this illuminating account, the author recounts his six-year study of archery as way to understand Zen. Under the guidance of one of Japan's great archery masters, he gradually overcomes his initial inhibitions and begins to feel his way toward new ways of seeing and living. The author writes, "The art of archery is rather like a preparatory school for Zen, for it enables the beginner to gain a clearer view, through the works of his own hands, of events which are not in themselves intelligible." Mastering archery is not the key to achieving Zen, and this is not a practical guide to archery. It is a fascinating introduction to Zen principles and learning, an excellent guide for practitioners and non-practitioners alike.

Waking Lion Press

It's almost impossible to understand Zen by studying it as you would other intellectual pursuits. The best way to understand Zen is, simply, to Zen. This is what author Eugen Herrigel allows us to do by sharing his own fascinating journey toward a comprehension of this illuminating philosophy. In Japan, an art such as archery is not practiced solely for utilitarian purposes such as learning to hit targets. Archery is also meant to train the mind and bring it into contact with the ultimate reality. If one really wishes to be master of an art, technical knowledge of it isn't enough. One has to transcend technique so that the art becomes an "artless art" growing out of the Unconscious. In this way, as the author simply, clearly demonstrates, archery becomes a path to greater understanding and enlightenment.

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Method of Zen

Law Book Co of Australasia

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.

Vigeo Press

La voie du Zen suivi de Pratique du bouddhisme zen

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The Method of Zen

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen In The Art Of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Method of Zen

Zen in the Art of Archery

La voie du Zen suivi de Pratique du bouddhisme zen