Here’s an overview of quotes on the related topics of Mushin-no-shin 無心の心 (Mind of No Mind), the flow-state, Open-Focus, and the related area of Open Monitoring Meditation. This is a companion article to a compilation of “Resources on Mushin-no-shin (the Mind of No Mind)”. The quotes are organized in three parts as follows:
- Part 1
- Takuan Soho 1
- Takuan Soho 2
- Dr. Les Fehmi and Others on Open Focus and Diffuse Attention
- Open Monitoring Meditation (related to Open Focus)
- Ayrton Senna
- Part 2
- Eckhart Tolle
- Chetan More (on the Gap Between Thoughts)
- Charles Muller
- Kip Mazuy
- Additional Authors 1
- Additional Authors 2
- Part 3 & References
- Quotes from Swordsmen
- Quotes from Kendo sensei‘s
- Quotes from Naoki Eiga sensei (on Mushin-no-Waza)
- Quotes from Iaido sensei‘s
- References
Updates: I added quotes from Swordsmen on Nov 10, 2019.
Note: This is a reorganization of the quotes, originally in one article, into several articles – as the number of quotes has grown significantly. As usual, I may add more as I discover them.
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