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Rhinoceros Zen
Zen Martial Arts and the Path to Freedom
By Jeffrey Brooks
If you are a martial artist
you will love this book – a fast paced and
easy read, full of short stories and anecdotes
that detail the dual paths and links between
karate-do and Zen. Brooks takes the reader
on a thrilling adventure through his disciplines
– intellectual, cultural and spiritual. His
stories are witty, wise and filled with personal
insights gleaned from a lifetime of practice
in the dojos of some of the world’s most accomplished
teachers and from his years of experience as
a leading teacher and writer on martial arts.
One reviewer said, “The bottom
line for me is this is the best
damn book I have ever read. It is filled with
more sincerity and wisdom than anything I have
come across in a long, long time.”
“An unforgettable account, crackling with
energy and full of heart, of how one man discovers
the twin worlds of the martial arts and Buddhist
practice. This is the kind of book that can
change your life.”
—Philip Zaleski, Editor of
The Best Spiritual Writing series, author
of Gifts of the Spirit and The
Recollected Heart
2500 years ago the Buddha
taught his disciples how to become deeply accomplished
practitioners. Be like a rhinoceros who fears
nothing, who chases nothing, who proceeds,
undeterred, on his way. Our human life needs
a practice. For some people it may be their
work, for others family life, gardening, parenting,
tennis, music or prayer. Everyone can have
one.
—from
Rhinoceros Zen
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