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Rhinoceros Zen
Zen Martial Arts and the Path to Freedom

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Rhinoceros Zen
Zen Martial Arts and the Path to Freedom
By Jeffrey Brooks

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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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