“death which relieves you of extreme sufferings, incurable diseases, and it is one of the blessings you ought to be thankful for.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“death is of capital importance for a continuation of life, because death carries away all the decaying organism in the way of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Only birth and no death is far worse than only death and no birth.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“the skull resumed: 'In death there are not (the distinctions of) ruler above minister below. There are none of the phenomena of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The belief in immortality is based on the strong instinct of self-preservation that calls forth an insatiable longing for longevity. It is… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Suppose an absolutely changeless body: it must be absolutely lifeless. An eternally changeless life is equivalent to an eternally changeless death.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“History testifies to the truth that it is misery that teaches men more than happiness, that it is poverty that strengthens them… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Life has its pleasures, but also its pains. Death has no pleasure of life, but also none of its pain. So that… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“16. The Beatitude of Zen. We are far from denying, as already shown in the foregoing chapters, the existence of troubles, pains,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Suppose there were only births and no deaths. The earth has to be packed with men and women, who are doomed to… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Zenists call them 'pairs of opposites.' It holds good also in human affairs: advantage is always accompanied by disadvantage; loss by gain;… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The believer of Buddha is thankful even for death itself, the which is the sole means of conquering death. If he be… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“It is no less silly to trouble yourself about death than you do about gravitation. Can you realize that death, which you… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The law of balance strictly forbids one's monopoly of happiness. It applies its scorpion whip to anyone who is given to pleasures.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Most people regard death as the greatest of evils, only because they fear death. They fear death only because they have the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“History is full of numerous cases in which good persons were so unfortunate as to die a miserable death or to live… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“When born (in the future lives) they are attached again to the body (and mind) as Atman, and become subject to lust… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“14. Zen and Nirvana. The beatitude of Zen is Nirvana, not in the Hinayanistic sense of the term, but in the sense… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“1. The Method of Instruction Adopted by Zen Masters. Thus far we have described the doctrine of Zen inculcated by both Chinese… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The believer in Buddha is thankful to him, not only for the sunshine of life, but also for its wind, rain, snow,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“the new theory of matter has entirely over thrown the old conception of the unchanging atoms, and they are now regarded to be composed… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“5. Nature is the Mother of All Things. Furthermore, man has come into existence out of Nature. He is her child. She provided him… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“Rin-zai also says: "Spirit is formless, but it penetrates through the world in the ten directions."[FN#149] The Sixth Patriarch expresses the same idea more… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“(O-yo-mei) won a splendid victory over the rebel army which threatened the throne of the Ming dynasty. During that warfare Wang was giving a… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“in the use of the terms 'good' and 'bad.' Now let us examine how does good differ from bad. A good action ever promotes… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“Although all sentient beings are endowed with this Enlightened Consciousness, they are not aware of its existence, excepting men who can discover it by… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“There are a good many people always buoyant in spirit and mirthful in appearance as if born optimists. There are also no fewer persons… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“it is the overcoming of egoism, the destroying of mean desires, the uplifting of the moral ideal, and the disclosing of inborn wisdom. [FN#12]” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“The fourth stage is called the Rank of Co-operative Merit,[FN#273] in which the student 'co-operates' with other persons in order to complete his merit.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“It is bare nonsense to say that I go to school, not to be educated as a member of society, but simply to gratify… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“8. The Application of the Law of Causation to Morals. Although it may be needless to state here the law of causation at any… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“2. The Errors of Philosophical Pessimists and Religious Optimists. Philosophical pessimists[FN#214] maintain that there are on earth many more causes of pain than of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“4. Man is neither Good-natured nor Bad-natured according to Su Shih (So-shoku).[FN#164] The difficulty may be avoided by a theory given by Su Shih… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“Over against these generalizations we raise no objection, but there are many cases, in practical life, of doubtful nature. An act of charity, for… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
