“Has there been anyone who committed theft that he might further the interests of his villagers?” — Kaiten Nukariya Theft Copy Share Image
“A great trouble with us is that we do not believe in half the good that we are born with.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“All animated and inanimate beings are Enlightened at the same time.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Sayings and Doings of Ta-zan') is one of the best Zen books. [FN#142]” — Kaiten Nukariya Books Copy Share Image
“it may also appear to be nihilistic, as they say: "There has been nothing since all eternity,” — Kaiten Nukariya Eternity Copy Share Image
“Newton found the law of gravitation not in a written page, but in a falling apple.” — Kaiten Nukariya Newton Copy Share Image
“Zen is Iconoclastic 3. Buddha is Unnamable 4. Buddha, the Universal Life 5. Life and Change” — Kaiten Nukariya Change Copy Share Image
“The Examination of the Notion of Self 5. Nature is the Mother of All Things 6. Real Self” — Kaiten Nukariya Identity Copy Share Image
“There are some scholars that erroneously maintain that Zen is based on the doctrine of unreality of all things” — Kaiten Nukariya Unreality Copy Share Image
“She is, nevertheless, true to those who obey her rules. Has not science proved that she is truthful? Has not art found… — Kaiten Nukariya Art Copy Share Image
“we experience that our life is not a bare mechanical motion or change, but is a spiritual, purposive, and self-directing force.” — Kaiten Nukariya Change Copy Share Image
“Why not, then, these trees, grass, etc., the alphabets of Nature when they compose the Volume of the Universe? Even the meanest… — Kaiten Nukariya Nature Copy Share Image
“We should always bear in mind that the world is alive, and changing, and moving. It goes on to disclose a new… — Kaiten Nukariya Psychology Copy Share Image
“the doctrine of Transience supplies us with an inexhaustible source of hope and comfort, leads us into the living universe, and introduces… — Kaiten Nukariya Hope Copy Share Image
“If you have come for the Law," replied Hwui Nang, "you must put an end to all your struggles and longings. Think… — Kaiten Nukariya Law Copy Share Image
“As we are pleased or offended, so are horses, so are dogs, so are sparrows, ants, earthworms, and mushrooms. Simpler the body,… — Kaiten Nukariya Animal Copy Share Image
“Idealism is a most potent medicine for these self-created mental diseases. It will successfully drive away devils and spirits that frequent ignorant… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more irreligious than to persecute the seekers of truth in order to keep up absurdities and superstitions of bygone ages.… — Kaiten Nukariya God and man Copy Share Image
“The same blood invigorated the king as well as the beggar; the same nerve energized the white as well as the black… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“9. Zen and Supernatural Power. Yoga[FN#250] claims that various supernatural powers can be acquired by Meditation, but Zen does not make any… — Kaiten Nukariya Meditation Copy Share Image
“This is the truth of Nirodha.' Nirodha, or destruction, the third of the four Satyas, means the extinction of passions. Bhutatathati of… — Kaiten Nukariya Non existence Copy Share Image
“9. Zen and Idealism. Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaksana School of Mahayana Buddhism.[FN#197] For instance, the… — Kaiten Nukariya Cease to exist Copy Share Image
“the question, "What and who is Buddha?" Yuen Wu (En-go) replied: "Hold your tongue: the mouth is the gate of evils!" while… — Kaiten Nukariya Art Copy Share Image
“Life Consists in Conflict 5. The Mystery of Life 6. Nature favours Nothing in Particular 7. The Law of Balance in Life… — Kaiten Nukariya Future life Copy Share Image
“Mind is pure and bright in its essence. It is always free from passions and mean desires, just as the sun is… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“There is nothing," (the author of) Madhyamika-castra[FN#369] says, "that ever came into existence without direct and indirect causes. Therefore there is anything… — Kaiten Nukariya Books Copy Share Image
“[FN#268] Se-ji-hyaku-dan. 12. 'The Five Ranks of Merit.' Thus far we have stated how to train our body and mind according to… — Kaiten Nukariya Common people Copy Share Image
“It is no easy matter to be the dictator of body. It is not a matter of theory, but of practice. You… — Kaiten Nukariya Dictator Copy Share Image
“The Blessed One is the mother of all sentient beings, and gives them all the milk of mercy."[FN#158] Some people named Him… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddha Copy Share Image
“This real self lies dormant under the threshold of consciousness in the minds of the confused; consequently, each of them is inclined… — Kaiten Nukariya Family Copy Share Image
“Besides the Four Alternatives, Zen uses the Five Categories[FN#203] in order to explain the relation between reality and phenomena. The first is… — Kaiten Nukariya Physics Copy Share Image
“THE DIRECT EXPLANATION OF THE REAL ORIGIN[FN#376] 5. The Ekayana Doctrine that Teaches the Ultimate Reality. This doctrine teaches us that all… — Kaiten Nukariya Birth and death Copy Share Image
“Zen is not, nevertheless, iconoclastic in the commonly accepted sense of the term,” — Kaiten Nukariya Iconoclastic Copy Share Image
“There is no mind isolated from body, nor is there any body separated from mind.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“sympathy, loyalty, benevolence, mercy, humanity, are observed in human beings.” — Kaiten Nukariya Benevolence Copy Share Image
“Zen has no business with the dregs and sediments of sages of yore. 8.” — Kaiten Nukariya Business Copy Share Image
“Only birth and no death is far worse than only death and no birth.” — Kaiten Nukariya Birth Copy Share Image
“Life changes and is changeable; consequently, has its future. Hope is therefore possible.” — Kaiten Nukariya Hope Copy Share Image
“Man is not Good-natured nor Bad-natured, but Buddha natured” — Kaiten Nukariya Buddha Copy Share Image
“The word Zen is the Sinico-Japanese abbreviation of the Sanskrit Dhyana, or Meditation.” — Kaiten Nukariya Meditation Copy Share Image
![“Sayings and Doings of Ta-zan') is one of the best Zen books. [FN#142]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/35b/kaiten-nukariya-793_books_sayings-and-doings-of-ta-zan-is-one-of-t_731153.jpg)
![“She is, nevertheless, true to those who obey her rules. Has not science proved that she is truthful? Has not art found that she is beautiful? [FN#187]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/910/kaiten-nukariya-793_art_she-is-nevertheless-true-to-those-who-ob_784398.jpg)
![“9. Zen and Supernatural Power. Yoga[FN#250] claims that various supernatural powers can be acquired by Meditation, but Zen does not make any such absurd claims. It rather disdains those who are believed to have acquired supernatural powers by the practice of austerities.” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/07f/kaiten-nukariya-793_meditation_9-zen-and-supernatural-power-yoga-fn-250_804101.jpg)
![“This is the truth of Nirodha.' Nirodha, or destruction, the third of the four Satyas, means the extinction of passions. Bhutatathati of Anatman means the truth of the non existence of Atma or soul, and is the aim and end of the Hinayanist philosophy. [FN#354]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9ac/kaiten-nukariya-793_non-existence_this-is-the-truth-of-nirodha-nirodha-or_3023757.jpg)
![“9. Zen and Idealism. Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaksana School of Mahayana Buddhism.[FN#197] For instance, the Fourth Patriarch says: "Hundreds and thousands of laws originate with mind. Innumerable mysterious virtues proceed from the mental source." Niu Teu (Go-zu)…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a4d/kaiten-nukariya-793_cease-to-exist_9-zen-and-idealism-next-zen-makes-use-of_862124.jpg)
![“There is nothing," (the author of) Madhyamika-castra[FN#369] says, "that ever came into existence without direct and indirect causes. Therefore there is anything that is not unreal in the world." He says again: "Things produced through direct and indirect causes I declare to be the very things…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/587/kaiten-nukariya-793_books_there-is-nothing-the-author-of-madhyamik_1147088.jpg)
![“[FN#268] Se-ji-hyaku-dan. 12. 'The Five Ranks of Merit.' Thus far we have stated how to train our body and mind according to the general rules and customs established by Zenists. And here we shall describe the different stages of mental uplifting through which the student of Zen has to go. They…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0a6/kaiten-nukariya-793_common-people_fn-268-se-ji-hyaku-dan-12-the-five-ranks_119094.jpg)
![“It is no easy matter to be the dictator of body. It is not a matter of theory, but of practice. You must train your body that you may enable it to bear any sort of suffering, and to stand unflinched in the face of hardship. It is for this that So-rai[FN#232] (Ogiu) laid himself on a sheet of…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3ec/kaiten-nukariya-793_dictator_it-is-no-easy-matter-to-be-the-dictator_3029073.jpg)
![“The Blessed One is the mother of all sentient beings, and gives them all the milk of mercy."[FN#158] Some people named Him Absolute, as He is all light, all hope, all mercy, and all wisdom; some, Heaven, as He is high and enlightened; some, God, as He is sacred and mysterious; some, Truth, as He…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ed/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddha_the-blessed-one-is-the-mother-of-all-sen_2656855.jpg)
![“Besides the Four Alternatives, Zen uses the Five Categories[FN#203] in order to explain the relation between reality and phenomena. The first is 'Relativity in Absolute,' which means that the universe appears to be consisting in relativities, owing to our relative knowledge; but these relativities…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c42/kaiten-nukariya-793_physics_besides-the-four-alternatives-zen-uses-t_2440216.jpg)
![“THE DIRECT EXPLANATION OF THE REAL ORIGIN[FN#376] 5. The Ekayana Doctrine that Teaches the Ultimate Reality. This doctrine teaches us that all sentient beings have the Real Spirit[FN#377] of Original Enlightenment (within themselves). From time immemorial it is unchanging and pure. It is eternally…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/058/kaiten-nukariya-793_birth-and-death_the-direct-explanation-of-the-real-origi_1489810.jpg)
