One does not divine this by impressions or knowledge. What this means is that no matter how much you try to figure or calculate by means of impressions or knowledge, it will not prove the least bit useful. Therefore, separate… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
Consider the core of the mind to be a wagon, with will-power to be carried about in it. Push it to a place where… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
“Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you'll miss the entire forest.” — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
“When facing a single tree, if you look at a single one of its red leaves, you will not see all the others. When… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
“If you would know a man’s good and evil points, you should know the underlings and retainers he loves and employs, and the friends… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
One is not likely to achieve understanding from the explanation of another. — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
Presumably, as a Martial artist, I do not fight for gain or loss, am not concerned with strength or weakness, and neither advance a… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
It is the very mind itself that leads the mind astray - of the mind, do not be mindless — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
Shonin: I have composed a poem. Kokushi: Let's hear it. Shonin: When I chant, Both Buddha and self Cease to exist. There is only… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
When a person does not think, "Where shall I put it?" the mind will extend throughout the entire body and move to any place… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
