In Japan, the soldiers raise alertness, awareness. This is the foundation of learning, everything else - is secondary . swordsmanship, archery - only way to develop alertness.
About the Great Master Rinzai say that he did not always succeed in archery. His arrows are often flew wide of the mark. He was known as one of the greatest archers. When asked: "Why is he considered a great archer?" - his disciples replied:
- This is not the ultimate goal, it's a start. We have no relationship to the boom, reaching purpose, we have related to the boom would begin his journey.
Rindzo Among the students was a famous archer. Every day he learned how to shoot archery, and all of his arrows fell right on target. Rinzai said to him:
- No, it's a failure. Technically, the arrow flies true, but you do not fly here. You be vigilant in its sleep.
One Rinzai reported that, along came an unknown master who demonstrates the greatest art of archery. Rinzai went to look. And indeed, the man hit his skill.
When he took aim and pulled the string on his elbow put a cup of water, and he began to shoot. When the first arrow hit the target, the second was already in the string, and followed her immediately followed by a third. He himself while not even budge.
Master, looking at it, he said:
- Technics your shooting is good, but it's just technique. You look like a statue just outside. Come now on a high mountain, will stand on a rock protruding over a precipice, and then you will shoot.
They climbed the mountain. Standing on a rock, serving over a precipice a thousand feet deep, the Master stepped back while one-third of his feet are not hanging over the abyss. Then he offered to stand next to the archer and shoot. He walked over, looked down, his legs trembled, his face pale.
Master, continuing to stand on a precipice, said:
- perfect man rises above the blue sky and dive into the source of yellow or wanders in all eight within the world, and in his heart there is no signs of changing. But you have been deceived by signs of trembling, your eyes are overwhelmed. And do you hope to impress The goal?
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