Zen archers take aim in Manhattan

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Before there was Zen in the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, there was the original: Zen in the Art of Archery. The 1953 book chronicled the story of Eugen Herrigel, a German who traveled to Japan to learn Kyudo, the Way of the Bow. But you don’t have to go that far. The World’s Alex Gallafent visits a zen archery class in the heart of Manhattan.Download MP3 (Photo: Alex Gallafent)

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