Consider the core of the mind to be a wagon, with will-power to be carried about in it. Push it to 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
When a person does not think, "Where shall I put it?" the mind will extend throughout the entire body and move to… — Takuan Soho Copy Share Image
When this No-Mind has been well developed, the mind does not stop with one thing nor does it lack any one thing.… — 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
