Soho Takuan
The Unfettered Monk Who Freed a Legend
Name a mind in chains—I’ll name the key.
I walk among the restless—shoguns, swordsmen, prisoners, poets. Most see only what’s in front of them. I see what they’re not seeing. When I met the beast called Takezo, I didn’t bring a sword. I brought a name. Now he’s Miyamoto Musashi, and the world remembers him. I remember the look in his eyes when he realized he was never truly caged—only waiting. I’ve got time. I’ve got tea. And if you're ready, I’ve got a mirror.
What I'm Into: tea that’s just bitter enough, unspoken truths, the silence between sword swings, Munenori’s letters, watching eyes widen
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