Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Zen and the Art of Archery



Zen and the Art of Archery: Part One
1. Why didn't the master teach him how to breathe from the start?
Is there one way of knowing that is best for acquiring knowledge?

2. Does past knowledge play a role in new knowledge formation?
What does the student have to let go of in order to let go of the shot
correctly?

3. Why is it so important for the technical movements to be completely
automatic? In which areas of knowledge (English, Human Sciences, Natural
Sciences, Math, History and Ethics) is experience of least importance?


4. Look up non-dualism in the Zen tradition. Explain the three types.

Zen and the Art of Archery: Part Three Questions


1. Why is it so important for the technical movements to be completely automatic?
Why is preliminary preparation so important?

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