“Nirvana," says Kiai Hwan,[FN#276] "means the extinction of pain or the crossing over of the sea of life and death. It denotes… — Kaiten Nukariya Enlightenment Copy Share Image
“The first step in the mental training is to become the master of external things. He who is addicted to worldly pleasures,… — Kaiten Nukariya First step Copy Share Image
“These teachers could through long practice constantly keep their minds buoyant, casting aside useless encumbrances of idle thoughts; bright, driving off the… — Kaiten Nukariya Doubt and fear Copy Share Image
“Deprive yourself of all the possible relationships, and see what you are. Suppose you are not a son to your parents, nor… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Tathagata (another name for Buddha) gives life to all beings, just as the lake Anavatapta gives rise to the four great rivers."… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddha Copy Share Image
“Ki-saburo, although he was a mere outlaw, having his left arm half cut at the elbow in a quarrel, ordered his servant… — Kaiten Nukariya Robbers Copy Share Image
“To sit in Meditation is not the only method of practising Zazen. "We practise Dhyana in sitting, in standing, and in walking,"… — Kaiten Nukariya Actual life Copy Share Image
“Difficulties are no match for the optimist, who does not fly from them, but welcomes them. He has a mental prism which… — Kaiten Nukariya Adversity Copy Share Image
“Idle thoughts come and go over unenlightened minds six hundred and fifty times in a snap of one's fingers," writes an Indian… — Kaiten Nukariya Psychology Copy Share Image
“The fifth stage is called the Rank of Merit-over-Merit,[FN#274] which means the rank of meritless-merit. This is the rank of the King… — Kaiten Nukariya Enlightened Consciousness Copy Share Image
“As there is no evil however small but may cause him to groan under it, who has his heart undisciplined, so there… — Kaiten Nukariya Children Copy Share Image
“It is quite reasonable that Zenists distinguish supernatural powers from spiritual uplifting, the former an acquirement of Devas, or of Asuras, or… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“6. The Breathing Exercise of the Yogi. Breathing exercise is one of the practices of Yoga, and somewhat similar in its method… — Kaiten Nukariya Fitness Copy Share Image
“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… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“as George Eliot has wisely observed. Pleasure ceases to be pleasure when we attain to it; another sort of pleasure displays itself… — Kaiten Nukariya Pleasure Copy Share Image
“was hell in sooth as taught in the Scriptures. "I must ask you," replied he, "before I give you an answer. For… — Kaiten Nukariya Samurai Copy Share Image
“We acknowledge the truth of the following considerations: There exists no colour, nor sound, nor odour in the objective world, but there… — Kaiten Nukariya Truth Copy Share Image
“In like manner our universe appears to us human beings as the phenomenal world or presentation. It might appear to other creatures… — Kaiten Nukariya Reality Copy Share Image
“To forget self and identify it with nature is to break down its limitation and to set it at liberty. To break… — Kaiten Nukariya Another life Copy Share Image
“The nihilistic doctrine is stated not only in the various Prajnya-sutras (the books having Prajnya-paramita in their titles), but also in almost… — Kaiten Nukariya Books Copy Share Image
“Its mental discipline, however, is by far more fruitful, and keeps one's mind in equipoise, making one neither passionate nor dispassionate, neither… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“3. The Next Step in the Mental Training. In the next place we have to strive to be the master of our… — Kaiten Nukariya Divine beauty Copy Share Image
“Suppose that one and the same reality exhibits one aspect when it stands in relation to another object; two aspects when it… — Kaiten Nukariya Reality 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 Death Copy Share Image
“When the above-mentioned four doctrines are compared with one another in the order of succession, each is more profound than the preceding.… — Kaiten Nukariya Doctrines Copy Share Image
“Let me say (a few words) about this doctrine by way of criticism. So many Kalpas we spent never meeting with this… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Again, the law of balance does not allow anyone to take the lion's share of nature's gifts. Beauty in face is accompanied… — Kaiten Nukariya Bad luck Copy Share Image
“No matter what these one-sided observers' opinion may be, we are certain that we experience good as well as evil, and feel… — Kaiten Nukariya Health Copy Share Image
“(O-yo-mei) won a splendid victory over the rebel army which threatened the throne of the Ming dynasty. During that warfare Wang was… — Kaiten Nukariya Battle Copy Share Image
“There are two postures in Zazen—that is to say, the crossed-leg sitting, and the half crossed-leg sitting. Seat yourself on a thick… — 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 Bad people Copy Share Image
“In the eye of simple folks of old, mountains, rivers, trees, serpents, oxen, and eagles were equally full of life; hence the… — Kaiten Nukariya Life Copy Share Image
“Enlightened Consciousness is not an Intellectual Insight. Enlightened Consciousness is not a bare intellectual insight, for it is full of beautiful emotions.… — Kaiten Nukariya Consciousness Copy Share Image
“If you want to secure Dhyana, let go of your anxieties and failures in the past; let bygones be bygones; cast aside… — Kaiten Nukariya Failure Copy Share Image
“Passions that come first are often treacherous and lead us astray. We must guard ourselves against them. In order to gratify them… — Kaiten Nukariya Desire Copy Share Image
“Christ on the cross was more Christ than Jesus at the table. Luther at war with the Pope was more Luther than… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Confucius, Lao Tsz, and Shakya, however, were all the wisest of sages. Each of them gave his teachings in a way different… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“9. Retribution[FN#220] in the Past, the Present, and the Future Life. Then a question suggests itself: If there be no soul that… — Kaiten Nukariya Future life Copy Share Image
“A poor puppy with an empty can tied to his tail, Thomas Carlyle wittily observes, ran and ran on, frightened by the… — Kaiten Nukariya Animal Copy Share Image
“Things appear, they would say, as we see them through our limited senses; but they must present entirely different aspects to those… — Kaiten Nukariya Human mind Copy Share Image
![“Nirvana," says Kiai Hwan,[FN#276] "means the extinction of pain or the crossing over of the sea of life and death. It denotes the real permanent state of spiritual attainment. It does not signify destruction or annihilation. It denotes the belief in the great root of life and spirit." It is…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5e8/kaiten-nukariya-793_life_nirvana-says-kiai-hwan-fn-276-means-the_1135340.jpg)
![“Ki-saburo, although he was a mere outlaw, having his left arm half cut at the elbow in a quarrel, ordered his servant to cut it off with a saw, and during the operation he could calmly sit talking and laughing with his friends. Hiko-kuro (Takayama),[FN#235] a Japanese loyalist of note, one evening…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/093/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_ki-saburo-although-he-was-a-mere-outlaw_351553.jpg)
![“Idle thoughts come and go over unenlightened minds six hundred and fifty times in a snap of one's fingers," writes an Indian teacher,[FN#260] "and thirteen hundred million times every twenty-four hours." This might be an exaggeration, yet we cannot but acknowledge that one idle thought after…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/abe/kaiten-nukariya-793_psychology_idle-thoughts-come-and-go-over-unenlight_272679.jpg)
![“The fifth stage is called the Rank of Merit-over-Merit,[FN#274] which means the rank of meritless-merit. This is the rank of the King himself. The King does nothing meritorious, because all the governmental works are done by his ministers and subjects. All that he has to do is to keep his inborn…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/408/kaiten-nukariya-793_enlightened-consciou_the-fifth-stage-is-called-the-rank-of-me_2735940.jpg){kind=icon}
![“6. The Breathing Exercise of the Yogi. Breathing exercise is one of the practices of Yoga, and somewhat similar in its method and end to those of Zen. We quote here[FN#247] Yogi Ramacharaka to show how modern Yogis practise it: "(1) Stand or sit erect. Breathing through the nostrils, inhale…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4fb/kaiten-nukariya-793_fitness_6-the-breathing-exercise-of-the-yogi-bre_656643.jpg)
![“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. Now, he is not compared with a general who conquers his foe, but with the prime-minister who co-operates with other officials to the benefit of…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4a6/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_the-fourth-stage-is-called-the-rank-of-c_48041.jpg){kind=icon}
![“Christ on the cross was more Christ than Jesus at the table. Luther at war with the Pope was more Luther than he at peace. Nichi-ren[FN#225] laid the foundation of his church when sword and sceptre threatened him with death. Shin-ran[FN#226] and Hen-en[FN#227] established their respective faiths…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ef8/kaiten-nukariya-793_peace_christ-on-the-cross-was-more-christ-than_980411.jpg)
![“9. Retribution[FN#220] in the Past, the Present, and the Future Life. Then a question suggests itself: If there be no soul that survives body (as shown in the preceding chapter), who will receive the retributions of our actions in the present life? To answer this question, we have to restate our…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e50/kaiten-nukariya-793_future-life_9-retribution-fn-220-in-the-past-the-pre_890454.jpg)
