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Matters of Life and Death: Essays In Budo - Softcover

Barus, Peter

 
9781481204439: Matters of Life and Death: Essays In Budo
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1481204432 ISBN 13: 9781481204439
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The Way handed down across the centuries is not subject to popular consensus or notions of what is reasonable. If one aspires - and that word refers to breathing - to training in Budō, one gives up rights, including the right to an ego. This does not mean Ego will not have something to say about it; each moment, Ego appears anew, in the familiar guise of "myself." This is normal. When crossing swords, however, we soon discover that normal is worse than useless. The challenge is only whether to engage fully with life, or be driven by previous behavioral patterns. There is no ultimate victory here: the previous moment has no bearing on the present. We are alive, or not, moment by moment, until there are no more moments.

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About the Author

The author has trained in Japanese swordsmanship since 1984 in a tradition several centuries old. He lives in Vermont, where he conducts regular classes and the occasional seminar.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1481204432
ISBN 13 
9781481204439
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
136