“we experience that our life is not a bare mechanical motion or change, but is a spiritual, purposive, and self-directing force.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Hinayanism is, generally speaking, inclined to be pessimistic, but Mahayanism in the main holds the optimistic view of life.” — 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
“Zen is Iconoclastic 3. Buddha is Unnamable 4. Buddha, the Universal Life 5. Life and Change” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“A peculiar phase of life is change which appears in the form of growth and decay. Nobody can deny the transitoriness of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“All women are our mothers; all men our fathers; all earth and water our bodies in the past existences; all fire and… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Life changes and is changeable; consequently, has its future. Hope is therefore possible.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“life as the causal system of physiological and psychological processes, and life as a system of interrelated-will-attitudes,” — Kaiten Nukariya 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 Copy Share Image
“At all events, she is the mother of all beings. She lives in all things and they live in her. All that… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“the living altar of Buddha Himself. Whatever we do, we do with grateful heart and pure joy sanctioned by Enlightened Consciousness; eating,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“4. Buddha, the Universal Life. Zen conceives Buddha as a Being, who moves, stirs, inspires, enlivens, and vitalizes everything. Accordingly, we may… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“13. Do Thy Best and Leave the Rest to Providence. There is another point of view which enables us to enjoy life.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“the Mahayanist's aim of life is to bring out man's inborn light of Buddha-nature to illumine the world, to realize the universal… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“There are eight noble paths that lead to the extinction of suffering—that is, Right faith, Right resolve, Right speech, Right action, Right… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The moon appears standing still when you look at her only a few moments. In like manner she seems to be free… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Suppose our sight could see all things at once, then sight has no value nor use for us, because it is life's… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“So are our lives. They are no other than the transformation of the Vijnyanas; but in consequence of illusion, we take them… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Sho-bo-gen-zo. This certain thing or being is too sublime to be named after a traditional or a national deity, too spiritual to… — 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 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… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“the world of appearances is valueless, as it is limited, short-lived, imperfect, painful, sinful, hopeless, and miserable; while the realm of reality… — 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
“in practical life, of doubtful nature. An act of charity, for example, might do others some sort of damage, as is often… — Kaiten Nukariya 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 Copy Share Image
“Neither these men of the world nor Buddhist ascetics can be optimists. The latter rigorously deny themselves sensual gratifications, and keep themselves… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Sit in a quiet place and meditate in imagination that body is no more bondage to you, that it is your machine… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“7. The Law of Balance in Life. It is also the case with human affairs. Social positions high or low, occupations spiritual… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“1. The Doctrine for Men and Devas. The Buddha, to meet temporarily the spiritual needs of the uninitiated, preached a doctrine concerning… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“To be the ruler of things we have first to shut up all our senses, and turn the currents of thoughts inward,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“2. The Doctrine of the Hinayanists. This doctrine tells us that (both) the body, that is formed of matter, and the mind,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“It is bare nonsense to say that I go to school, not to be educated as a member of society, but simply… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“4. Life Consists in Conflict. Life consists in conflict. So long as man remains a social animal he cannot live in isolation.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“9. Life and Change. Transformation and change are the essential features of life; life is not transformation nor change itself,” — 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
“Keep the secret I tell you now, even at the cost of your life. It is this-don't be passionate. That is all."[FN#268]” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare, the greatest of poets, was the greatest reader of Nature and life.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“We ask Buddha for nothing. We ask Dharma for nothing. We ask Samgha for nothing." Nothing we ask of Buddha. No worldly… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Although all sentient beings are endowed with this Enlightened Consciousness, they are not aware of its existence, excepting men who can discover… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Everything in the world may be doubtful to you, but it can never be doubted that you will die." Life is like… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 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 giving a… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 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 his merit.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
![“the Mahayanist's aim of life is to bring out man's inborn light of Buddha-nature to illumine the world, to realize the universal brotherhood of all sentient beings, to attain to Enlightenment, and to enjoy peace and joy to which Universal Spirit leads us. [FN#177]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/389/kaiten-nukariya-793_buddhism_the-mahayanist-s-aim-of-life-is-to-bring_2450945.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/5e8/kaiten-nukariya-793_life_nirvana-says-kiai-hwan-fn-276-means-the_1135340.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/quotes/img-quotes/587/kaiten-nukariya-793_books_there-is-nothing-the-author-of-madhyamik_1147088.jpg)
![“Keep the secret I tell you now, even at the cost of your life. It is this-don't be passionate. That is all."[FN#268]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/93a/kaiten-nukariya-793_life_keep-the-secret-i-tell-you-now-even-at-t_143035.jpg)
![“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 explicitly: "What creates the phenomena is Mind; what transcends all the phenomena is Buddha."[FN#150]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d4e/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_rin-zai-also-says-spirit-is-formless-but_13012.jpg)
![“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]” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3ae/kaiten-nukariya-793_uplifting_it-is-the-overcoming-of-egoism-the-destr_46308.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/quotes/img-quotes/4a6/kaiten-nukariya-793_quote_the-fourth-stage-is-called-the-rank-of-c_48041.jpg){kind=icon}
