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Alphabetical Index to the Cloud Hands website.
The
Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Health and
Enlightenment.
By Wong, Kiew Kit. Charles E. Tuttle, 2002. 215 pages.
Awakening
to the Sacred: Creating a Spiritual Life from Scratch. By Lama Surya
Das.
New York, Broadway Books, 1999. 382 pages. VSCL. ISBN:
0767902750.
Barefoot
Zen: The Shaolin Roots of Kung Fu and Karate. By Nathan J.
Johnson.
Red Wheel/Weiser, 2000. 352 pages. ISBN: 1578631424.
Books on Ethics and Psychology in the Martial Arts
Bushido:
The Virtues of Rei and Makoto. By Arthur J. Stewart.
Celtic
Cat Publishing, 2005.
96 pages.
Buddhism - Tibetan: Shambhala
Warriorship, Tantra, Yoga
Bushido:
The Way of the Samurai. By Tsunetomo Yamamoto. Translated by
Minoru Tanaka.
Edited by Justin F. Stone. Square One Publishers, 2001. 109 pages.
ISBN: 0757000266.
The
Bodhisattva Warriors: The Origin, Inner Philosophy, History and Symbolism of
the
Buddhist Martial Art within India and China. By Shifu Tomio
Nagaboshi and Shifu Terrence
Dukes. Red Wheel/Weiser, 1994. 560 pages. ISBN:
0877287856.
Buddhism:
Bibliography, Scriptures, Lore, Quotations, Information
Buddhist Ethics: Links,
bibliography, quotations.
Budo
Secrets: Teachings of the Martial Arts Masters. By John Stevens.
Boston,
Shambhala, 2001. 115 pages. ISBN: 1570629153.
Chen Style of Taijiquan:
Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
Cloud Hands Blog
by Mike Garofalo
The
Complete Book of Zen By Wong, Kiew Kit. Vintage/Ebury,
2001. 335 pages.
ISBN: 0091876559.
Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu) (551 - 479 BCE)
Cultivating the Civil and Mastering the Martial: The Yin and Yang of Taijiquan. By Andrew Townsend. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, no publisher listed on titlepages, 2016: no index, brief a bibliography, 424 pages.
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. By Chogyam Trungpa. Edited by John Baker and Marvin Casper. Illustrated by Glen Eddy. Boston, Shambhala, 1987. Index, 250 pages. VSCL.
The
Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training. By John Daido
Loori. Edited by
Bonnie Myotai Treace and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj. Boston, Shambhala,
2002.
270 pages. VSCL.
The Five Precepts of Buddhism
Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.
Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala. By Chogyam Trungpa, Dorje
Dradul
of Mukpo.
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian. foreward by Diana Judith
Mukpo. Boston, MA, Shambhala, 2001. Index, 267 pages. 365 pages.
Hakakure: The Book of the Samurai. By Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
Translated with notes by William Scott Wilson. Shambhala, 2012, 200 pages.
How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Wise Persons
Kung Fu: History, Philosophy and Techniques. By David Chow and Richard Spangler. Unique Publications, 1989. 228 pages.
Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think. By Forrest E. Morgan. Barricade Books, 1992. 312 pages.
Martial Virtues: Lessons in Wisdom, Courage and Compassion from the World's Greatest Warriors. By Charles Hackney. Tuttle, 2010, 224 pages.
The Martial Spirit: An Introduction to the Origin, Philosophy and Psychology of the Martial Arts. By Herman Kauz. Overlook Books, 1978, 121 pages.
The Martial Way and its Virtues: Tao De Gung. F. J. Chu. YMAA Publications, 2015, 130 pages.
Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics. Robert Aitken. North Point Press, 1984. 199 pages. A thorough, scholarly, and wise commentary on Buddhist precepts and morality.
One
Arrow, One Life: Zen, Archery, and Enlightenment. By Kenneth
Kushner. Charles E. Tuttle, 2000. 112 pages. ISBN: 0804832463.
The Places That Scare You; A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times.
By Pema Chodron. Boston, Shambhala, 2002. 140 pages.
How to Live a Good Life: Advice from Wise Persons
Pragmatism
Epicureanism
Stoicism
Buddhism
Taoism
Yoga
Hedonism
Advice Aging Balance Beauty Bibliography Body-Mind Broad Minded
Cheerfulness Contemplation Conservation Dharmapada Sutra Enlightenment
Equanimity Fitness Five Senses Friendship Gardening Generosity
Gratitude Habits Happiness Hospitality Learning Links Manliness
Memory Mindfulness Moderation Movement Open Minded Paramitas
Pragmatism Patience Persistence Philosophy Play Pleasures
Reason Reciprocity Self-Reliance Sensory Pleasures Simplicity
Solitude Somaesthetics Thinking Tolerance Tranquility Transformation
Vigor Vision Willpower Wonder Work Zen Precepts
The Protector Ethic: Morality, Virtue and Ethics in the Martial Way.
By James V. Morganelli. YMAA Publication Center, 2018, 157 pages.
Qigong
Empowerment: A Guide to Medical, Taoist, Buddhist, and Wushu Energy
Cultivation. By Liang, Shou-Yu and Wu, Wen-Ching. Edited by
Denise Breiter-Wu. Rhode Island, Way of the Dragon Publishing, 1997.
Index, glossary, 348 pages.
Readings on Ethics and the Martial Arts
Return
to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life. By Dainin Katagiri,
Roshi. Boston, Shambhala, 1988. 194 pages.
Saber, Broadsword, Dao - Taijiquan
Sacred
World: The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery and Power. By Jeremy
W. Hayward and Karen Hayward. Shambhala, 1998. Second Edition.
304 pages.
Shambhala:
Sacred Path of the Warrior. By Chogyam Trungpa. Edited by
Carolyn Rose
Gimian. Shambhala, 1988. Reissue Edition. 202 pages.
The
Shaolin Arts: Shaolin Kungfu, Taijiquan, Qigong and Zen.
By Wong Kiew Kit.
The Master Answers Series. Cosmos Publishing, 2002. 252
pages.
Start
Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living. By Pema
Chodron. Boston, Shambhala, 2001. 176 pages. ISBN: 1570628394.
Sun Style of Taijiquan:
Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
The Sword of No Sword: Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu. By John Stevens.
Boston, Shambhala, 1994.
Swordsmanship - Taijiquan Jian, Kendo
The
Spiritual Legacy of the Shaolin Temple: Buddhism, Daoism, and the
Energetic Arts.
By Andy James. Foreword by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson.
Summerville, MA, Wisdom Publications, 2004. 179 pages. VSCL.
T'ai
Chi as a Path of Wisdom. By Linda Myoki Lehrhaupt.
Boston, Shambhala, 2001. 256 pages. ISBN: 1570624453. Excellent guide for beginning
students!
Website: www.lehrhaupt.com This
Zen meditation and Tai Chi teacher has written
an excellent and inspiring book. VSCL.
Taking
the Path of Zen. By Robert Aitken, Roshi. San Francisco,
North Point Press, 1985. 149 pages. Informative and wise
advice for Zen students by a influential leader and fine Zen Master.
Taoism: Bibliography,
Quotes, Notes, Theory, Scriptures, Lore. By Michael Garofalo.
Tao Te
Ching by Lao Tzu Compiled and indexed by Michael P. Garofalo.
The Ten Grave Precepts of
Buddhism Bibliography, links, quotes, notes.
The
Three Pillars of Zen : Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment.
By Philip Kapleau, Roshi. Originally published in 1965. Revised and expanded edition in March, 1989.
Anchor Books, 1989. 448 pages. ISBN: 0385260938. A classic introduction that
has influenced many readers.
Tibetan Buddhism: Shambhala
Warriorship, Tantra, Yoga
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master. By
Soho, Takuan. Translated by William Scott Wilson. Tokyo, Kodansha
International, 1988. ISBN: 087011851X.
Virtues in the Scholar and Warrior Tradition Intellectual
and Athlete Philosopher and Fighter
Sage and Amazing Powers
The Way
to Shambhala. By Edwin Bernbaum. Boston, Shambhala,
2001. Index,
bibliography, notes, glossary, 316 pages. ISBN: 1570628742.
Willpower, Resolve,
Determination: Quotes, Links, Bibliography, Resources.
Zen and Japanese Culture. By Suzuki, Daisetsu.
Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1970. 502 pages.
Zen in
the Art of Archery. By Eugen Herrigel. Introduction by D. T.
Suzuki.
Random House, 1999. 96 pages. ISBN: 0375705090.
Zen in
the Martial Arts. By Joe Hyams. New York, Bantam,
1982. 144 pages.
ISBN: 0553275593.
Zen
Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings.
Edited by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki. Shambhala Pocket Classics, 1994. Originally
published in 1957. 285 pages. ISBN: 1570620636. A collection of Zen koans, stories, poems, and
sayings. In 1963, I read Paul Reps, Alan Watts, R.H. Blyth, and D.T. Suzuki; and my views about
spirituality were greatly uplifted and changed forever.
Zen in
Motion: Lessons from a Master Archer on Breath, Posture, and the Path of
Intuition.
By Neil Claremon. Inner Traditions, 1992. 127 pages. ISBN:
089281361X.
Zen
Mind, Beginner's Mind. By Shunryu Suzuki.
Edited by Trudy Dixon. New York, Weatherill, 1970, 1997. ISBN: 0834800799. 132 pages. On nearly every Zen student's list as one of the five most influential books about Zen Buddhism they have read. It
is
said that Chogyam Trungpa was very much impressed with Shunryu Suzuki.
The Zen
Way to the Martial Arts. By Jean Taisen Deshimaru. A Japanese
master reveals
the secrets of the samurai. Introduction by George Leonard. New
York, E. P. Dutton, 1982. 120 pages.
Yang Style of
Taijiquan: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
Virtues in the Martial Arts
Quotations and Notes
"Perhaps the want of literature addressing
heartfulness in the realm of T'ai Chi stems from the very personal nature of the
topic. Our paths are unique, and along these paths each of us may or may
not choose to confront our own standards of integrity and morality while
exploring our potential for becoming fully realized spiritual/human beings.
For myself, the issues of morality, integrity, empathy, responsibility, respect
and appreciation for life, purposefulness, and joy are inextricably woven into
the pursuit of martial arts mastery, and particularly so in the case of internal
arts such as T'ai Chi. This is not to say that I consider there to be only
one constant standard for any of these qualities, and certainly I do not see
myself as the designated arbiter of any such standards. I do believe,
however, that T'ai Chi practitioners have a unique opportunity, and an
incentive, to explore and expand their growth. They can develop
heartfulness according to their own individual scope by virtue of T'ai Chi's
emphasis on integrative mind/body experience through the discipline of practice.
To me, this only seems congruent with T'ai Chi's alleged potential as a tool for
mastery of self."
- John Loupos, Inside Tai Chi, 2002, p. 74
"Philosophical ideals in the martial arts:
1. To strive for perfection of character
2. To defend the paths of truth
3. To foster the spirit of effort
4. To honor the principles of etiquette
5. To guard against impetuous courage."
- Herman Kauz, The Martial Spirit: An Introduction to the Origin, Philosophy and Psychology of the Martial Arts, 1978.
Seven Essential Principles Of Bushido (The Way Of The Warrior):
1. GI: the right decision, taken with equanimity, the right attitude, the truth. Rectitude.
2. YU: bravery tinged with heroism
3. JIN: universal love, benevolence toward mankind. Compassion.
4. REI: right action - a most essential quality. Courtesy.
5. MAKOTO: utter sincerity. Truthfulness.
6. MELYO: honor and glory.
7. CHUGO: devotion. Loyalty.
- Taisen
"It is said that a calm and stable mind can achieve anything. This is an idea that I hold strong to. If we are not thinking with our wisdom mind then we are thinking out of impulse and reaction, like most animals do. This thinking out of impulse is known as the "emotional mind" (xin). The martial arts are very much a tool to shape reaction, both mentally and physically. Through diligent practice, and study of the martial virtues one can begin to act from the wisdom mind.
The virtues fall into two categories; morality of action, and morality of mind. Of those that are associated with action, there is:
Humility
Respect
Righteousness
Trust
Loyalty
as well as those which are associated with the mind:
Will
Endurance
Perseverance
Patience
Bravery."
- R. Scott Moylan, Wu De Quan
"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thought. With our thoughts, we make our world."
- The Buddha
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