“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
“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
“11. Life in the Concrete. Life in the concrete, which we are living, greatly differs from life in the abstract, which exists… — 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
“Zen is Iconoclastic 3. Buddha is Unnamable 4. Buddha, the Universal Life 5. Life and Change” — 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
“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
“Enlightenment, first of all, implies an insight into the nature of Self. It is an emancipation of mind from illusion concerning Self.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“is Cosmic life and Cosmic spirit, and at the same time individual life and individual spirit. It is one and the same… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Individual self should be a poor miserable thing if it were not essentially connected with the Universal Life. We can always enjoy… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“As we men live and act, so do our arteries; so does blood; so do corpuscles. As cells and protoplasm live and… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The fourth is 'the non-deprivation of both subject and object'—that is to say, the non-denial of subject and object—a view which holds… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“If you want to secure Dhyana, let go of your anxieties and failures in the past; let bygones be bygones; cast aside… — 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
“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
