“As the conversation became more and more abstract and technical, I said to my master something that made him burst with laughter: “With you I have often debated doctrinal questions related to Buddhism, but in the village where I live… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“Life is a constant repetition of setbacks and hard-fought battles. Whether you are gifted at solving problems or not is of little importance. What matters is… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“As the conversation became more and more abstract and technical, I said to my master something that made him burst with laughter: “With you… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“En No Gyōja, taught us an important precept: “If physical pain brings confusion in your heart, you are on the way to full liberation”.” — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“To be painfully aware that one has no idea how to deal with a hopeless situation is not, in itself, a problem. The real problem… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“If one adopts an attitude that constantly sees life as a gift, then naturally a feeling of thanksgiving emerges out of oneself, and nothing… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“In other words, the real purpose of gyō has never been to endure intense moments of pain and be proud of it. The fundamental… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“If one starts to wonder why one has to go through painful events and then laments about one’s fate, then what comes out of… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“Awakening is to be found in the ordinary experience of heat or cold, in the change of seasons, in the difficulties of human relationships,… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
“To throw one’s body into adversity is simply to takes life as it is. It is an illusion to think that we have the power… — Ryōjun Shionuma Copy Share Image
