“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
“Zen holds that the faith must be based not on the dead Scriptures, but on living facts, that one must turn over… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“soul is taken as a subject matter to receive in the future life the reward or the punishment from God for our… — 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
“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
“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
“what is the use of our life, if it stand still? As the water of a running stream is always fresh and… — 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
“Some scholars maintain that we cannot think of non-existence of space, even if we can leave out all objects in it; nor… — 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
“Faith must be living and growing, and the living and growing faith should assume no fixed form. It might seem for a… — 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
“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
“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
“What is this life which pervades the grandest as well as the minutest works of Nature, and which may fitly be said… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“It is no less silly to trouble yourself about death than you do about gravitation. Can you realize that death, which you… — 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
“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
“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
“(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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“2. The Errors of Philosophical Pessimists and Religious Optimists. Philosophical pessimists[FN#214] maintain that there are on earth many more causes of pain than of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“4. Man is neither Good-natured nor Bad-natured according to Su Shih (So-shoku).[FN#164] The difficulty may be avoided by a theory given by Su Shih… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
“Over against these generalizations we raise no objection, but there are many cases, in practical life, of doubtful nature. An act of charity, for… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share
![“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/i/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/i/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/i/587/kaiten-nukariya-793_books_there-is-nothing-the-author-of-madhyamik_1147088.jpg)
