Download or read book Zen in the Art of Archery written by Eugen Herrigel and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1999-01-26 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic work on Eastern philosophy, and a charming, 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 account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan’s great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing.