Culture Quote by H.E. Davey Download Open image ““In Japanese swordsmanship, it is not uncommon to speak of a unity of mind, body, and sword.”” — H.E. Davey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Body Sword Culture Japan Japanese Japanese Swordsmanship Mind body Psychology Sword Swordsmanship Swordsmanship Uncommon
“I picked up one of the swords, still in its scabbard, and held it by the hilt with one hand. It was too light. I felt that maybe a slightly heavier sword would suit me better. Just then, one sword in particular caught my eye. Actually, that was no mere sword... It was a katana. A slim, curved blade with… — Patora Fuyuhara Copy Share
“He's soft and strong at the same time; beautiful and cold like a polished japanese katana.” — Kazuma Kodaka Copy Share Image
“We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toudouza, it makes no difference. My… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
“I thought of Musashi, the master swordsman, who wrote, You must think of neither victory nor of defeat, but only of cutting and killing… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
“I like swordwork. It's like riding, that way - it forces concentration, and thus opens up the world.” — Elizabeth Moon Copy Share Image
“Not about the Japanese, but about moments of perfection. commit it to memory and make good use of it.” — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“In Japan, a number of time-honored everyday activities (such as making tea, arranging flowers, and writing) have traditionally been deeply examined by their proponents.… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“A positive attitude is most easily arrived at through a deliberate and rational analysis of what’s required to manifest unwavering positive thought patterns. First,… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Emotional baggage,” which is carried over from the past, colors our perceptions. Likewise, past conclusions and beliefs, based on reasoning that may or may… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Memorizing someone else’s explanation of the truth isn’t the same as seeing the truth for yourself. It is what it is—the memorization of second-hand… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Shin-shin-toitsu-do includes a wide variety of stretching exercises, breathing methods, forms of seated meditation and moving meditation, massage-like healing arts, techniques of auto-suggestion, and… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Contained within a given lesson or particular technique is the essence of all techniques. You imitate and study a particular form to grasp the… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Because all actions and expressions stem from the mind, it is vital to know the mind as well as decide in what way we’ll… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“The undiscovered is not far away. It’s not something to be found eventually. It is contained within what is right in front of us.… — h.e. davey Copy Share Image
“Each action we take is an act of self-expression. We often think of large-scale or important deeds as being indications of our real selves,… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“We’re so used to just glancing at the environment through the eyes of the past that we’re frequently not certain if we are in… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Humankind has accumulated generation upon generation of knowledge, the culmination of which is the vast and useful technological array we see everywhere in modern… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
“Relaxing the shoulders is vital for relaxation in general. However, owing to the effects of gravity, relaxation is problematic unless we let the shoulders… — H.E. Davey Copy Share Image
What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
A lot of indigenous cultures are deeply involved in working with ancestor spirits, elemental spirits, and demons. Many of these cultures feel that, if… — Daniel Pinchbeck Copy Share Image
In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It gives you… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested… — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
Our times demand the declaration of the world's resources as the common heritage of all people. — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
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What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs...… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I don't think the distinction between high and low culture exists anymore. — Jeremy Scott Copy Share Image