Zen in the Art of Archery Audiobook (Free)

This intriguing, influential work of literature-an outstanding way to see Zen-is now available on cd

It is extremely difficult to comprehend Zen by studying it as you’ll various other intellectual pursuits. The best way to understand Zen is certainly, merely, to Zen. This is exactly what writer Eugen Herrigel allows us to do by sharing his own interesting journey toward a understanding of this illuminating idea. In Japan, an art such as archery isn’t practiced solely for utilitarian purposes such as understanding how to strike targets. Archery is also meant to teach the mind and take it into contact with the ultimate actuality. If one actually wishes to become master of an art, technical understanding of it is not enough. One has to transcend technique so that the art turns into an ‘artless art’ growing out of the Unconsciousness. In this manner, as the writer simply, clearly shows, archery turns into a way to higher understanding and enlightenment.