A theme that came out of that session was the importance of three “hearts”, 残心 zanshin, 不動心 fudoshin, and 無心 mushin. Each of these words ends in 心 shin, a word which encompasses heart, mind and spirit. The first character of zanshin means remainder or balance, and together the two characters conveys the meaning of [...]
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Three hearts: Notes from Vancouver training
Posted in black pyjamas, Philosophy, Vancouver on September 3, 2009 |
Vancouver August 2009
Posted in black pyjamas, Philosophy, Vancouver on September 3, 2009 |
I only had a week for the trip home as the Obon summer holiday is peak travel time (airfare is out of my price range) and I had to return to some obligations here in Tokyo for September. The trip began with crashing the gracious Amebushi – Rain Warriors dojo on Vancouver’s east side. These guys train rain [...]
