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Zen in the Art of Archery (Deluxe Hardcover Book)

Eugen Herrigel

A classic work on Eastern philosophy, 'Zen in the Art of Archery' is a charming and deeply illuminating story of one man's experience with Zen. Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the...

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The Joe Rogan Experience

This book was described as an interesting book that touches on the state of mind one can achieve when releasing an arrow and hitting the target.

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It's an interesting book.

— Episode: #1283 - Russell Brand

Episode: #1283 - Russell Brand

This book was described as an interesting book that touches on the state of mind one can achieve when releasing an arrow and hitting the target.

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It's an interesting book.

That state of mind that you get when you release an arrow and that arrow perfectly finds its mark really is and it's you're it requires so much concentration and focus and technique that you really don't think about other things beautiful and it's cleansing in a lot of ways it's mind cleansing I find you jitsu to be very similar in that way too that it's so all encompassing it's so there's so much on the line it's so difficult to do that while it's happening you're freeing your mind up.

The Daily Stoic

The podcast host referenced the book while discussing Rick Rubin's creative approach, comparing it to the idea of letting go of the arrow in archery, letting creativity happen naturally.

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I felt like the embodiment of this book or your creative approach you've read um zen in the art of archery I'm sure right

— Episode: Rick Rubin on The Creative Act Part One

Episode: Rick Rubin on The Creative Act Part One

The podcast host referenced the book while discussing Rick Rubin's creative approach, comparing it to the idea of letting go of the arrow in archery, letting creativity happen naturally.

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I felt like the embodiment of this book or your creative approach you've read um zen in the art of archery I'm sure right

Episode: How to Beat Procrastination With Stoicism

The speaker drew a parallel between the Stoic philosophy and the book's description of archery, emphasizing the idea of releasing control over a project once it's underway to reduce intimidation and stress. This analogy helped illustrate how to approach tasks with less anxiety.

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In Zen and the Art of Archery, you hear you Jen Herregle talk very similar actually to something that we get from Cicero. The image of the archer, he talks about you aim it, you let it go, but then it leaves your hands and so the understanding that at a certain point this project leaves your control and that you can't care about that as much.

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