Source of Quote?

[davidterrell]

I would be most interested in finding the author of a quote I came across some years ago. I'm certain it was made by a famous warrior ... "Hold forth, and let the one sword stand alone against the sky." (Or very close to that) Any help you might provide would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, David Terrell

 

[Iron Chef]

I relocated your thread to this forum btw. Hope you find the answer you're looking for.

 

[lexico]

Can this be it ?

Kusunoki Masashige (1294-1336) came to a Zen monastery at Hyogo when he was about to meet the overwhelming army of Ashikaga Takauji ( 1305-1358) at the Minatogawa, and asked the master,

"When a man is at the parting of the ways between life and death, how should he behave ?"

Answered the master ,

"Cut off your dualism, and let the one sword stand serenely by itself against the sky!"1

This absolute "one sword" is neither the sword of life nor the sword of death, it is the sword from which this world of dualities issues and in which they all have their being, it is the Vairocana Buddha himself. You take hold of him, and you know how to behave where ways part.

If this is the one, it's a DOC file at THE SWORD is the soul of the samurai": therefore, when the samurai ... or you can view it html cached at Swordmanship.

 

[RockLee]

Can this be it ?

If this is the one, it's a DOC file at THE SWORD is the soul of the samurai": therefore, when the samurai ... or you can view it html cached at Swordmanship.

I guess that's what he means yeah

 

[davidterrell]

I apologize for being inattentive to this forum for several weeks -- had some heavy prioriteis to attend to. Yes, this is absolutely the quote/source I was looking for and thank you sincerely for answering. You are gentlemen. David