epymetheus
Adam Blodgett
Lampeter, Wales 
Member Since: Sep 16, 2008
Last Login: Dec 23, 2009
Profile Views: 369
Points: 127
Birthday: Aug 23, 1979
About Me:
Sun Tzu says, "It is not the best thing to win every battle one is engaged in; the best thing is to win without planning to win. This is perfect victory." This is how I seek to play chess.
From Zen and Japanese Culture by D.T. Suzuki "The Heavenly Way is above the self, which is mushin, "no-mind" or munen, "no-thought." When mushin is realized, the mind knows no obstructions, no inhibitions, and is emancipated from the throughts of life and death, gain and loss, victory and defeat.
"As long as a person is possessed of the through of defeating the enemy, their mind will be kept fully occupied with all kinds of scheming to attain this end. If, however, the enemy happens to be more proficient in technical tactics-which is very likely the case-the defeat will not be on the side of the enemy. If both are equally matched, the outcome will be mutual killing. When a scheme meets a scheme, this is the inevitable fate. Therefore, the perfect swordsman goes beyond all manner of dichotomy, and it is in this way that he is more than a mere wielder of the sword."