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The unfettered mind is a threepart treatise on buddhist philosophy and martial arts written in the 17th century by takuan soho, a japanese monk of the rinzai. The unfettered mind by takuan soho overdrive rakuten. Introduction the mysterious record of immovable wisdom the clear sound of jewels annals of the sword taia. Takuan soho the unfettered mind pdf download takuan soho the unfettered mind pdf. At the age of 8 in 1581, takuan began his religious studies.
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