Excerpts from Training the Samurai Mind: A Bushido Sourcebook, translated by Thomas Cleary, © 2008 by Thomas Cleary.
Takuan Sôhô, excerpts from The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman, translated by William Scott Wilson, © 1986, 2001 by William Scott Wilson.
Issai Chozanshi, excerpts from The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts, translated by William Scott Wilson, © 2006 by William Scott Wilson.
Yagyu Munenori, excerpts from The Life-Giving Sword: Secret Teachings from the House of the Shogun, translated by William Scott Wilson, © 2003 by William Scott Wilson.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo, excerpts from Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, translated by William Scott Wilson, © 1979, 2002 by William Scott Wilson.
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