As materially satisfied people, especially in developed countries, seek spiritual fulfillment, Buddhist and Eastern philosophical ideas such as “Zen” and “mindfulness” are now attracting attention around the world.
In this study, we will examine the contemporary significance of these ideas by unraveling the view of Bushido of Tesshu Yamaoka, a Zen monk who embodied Bushido, and the idea of “Kenzen-ichinyo,” which equates sword and Zen practice, through literature research and comparing it with issues in contemporary society.
As a result, it can be assumed that any classic or famous book, after 100 years, will naturally have parts that do not fit in with modern society and lifestyle. However, there are “universal truths” hidden in them that have been handed down through the years and are still applicable today. The theory of bushido bequeathed by Tesshu Yamaoka is thought to contain “universal truths” that are also applicable to modern human society. In Japan, there is an old saying, “On-ko-chishin,” which does not mean to revive knowledge and ideas accumulated in the past or Bushido theories that are different from those of today, but rather to “look back at the past and value what is still applicable in the modern age.
Rather than distinguishing which is superior and which is inferior, it will be necessary to look at oneself from an Eastern perspective and coexist within oneself while living in a Western global society, and in the information-overloaded society of the future, it will be important not to lose sight of “self”.

Authors:
Kastuhiro Nakagawa, Morinomiya Medical College, Japan

About the Presenter(s)
Katsuhiro Nakagawa, CEO Acupuncture & Osteopathy Clinic, Part-time lecturer at Morinomiya Medical College Research in Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Research in Japanese Martial Arts.Currently

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