“5. Nature is the Mother of All Things. Furthermore, man has come into existence out of Nature. He is her child. She… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“2. The Errors of Philosophical Pessimists and Religious Optimists. Philosophical pessimists[FN#214] maintain that there are on earth many more causes of pain… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“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… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Over against these generalizations we raise no objection, but there are many cases, in practical life, of doubtful nature. An act of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Why not, then, these trees, grass, etc., the alphabets of Nature when they compose the Volume of the Universe? Even the meanest… — 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
“8. Man is not Good-natured nor Bad-natured, but Buddha-natured. We have had already occasion to observe that Zen teaches Buddha-nature, which all… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare, the greatest of poets, was the greatest reader of Nature and life.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Every morning, looking into the mirror, you will find your visage reflected in it just as it was on the preceding day;… — Kaiten Nukariya 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 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
“Enlightenment is beyond Description and Analysis 2. Enlightenment Implies an Insight into the Nature of Self” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Buddha-nature may be compared with the sun, and individual mind with the sky. Then an Enlightened mind is like the sky in… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Enlightened consciousness is often called Buddha-nature, as it is the real nature of Universal Spirit. Zen teachers compare it with a precious… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“15. Nature and her Lesson. Nature offers us nectar and ambrosia every day, and everywhere we go the rose and lily await… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The aim of learning is to bring out this Bright Nature. This is the best thing in the world. Real happiness can… — 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
“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
“This Universal Life, according to Zen, pillars the heaven, supports the earth, glorifies the sun and moon, gives voice to thunder, tinges… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Reality exists as appearances, and appearances are reality known to human beings. You cannot separate appearances from reality, and hold out the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“1. The Method of Instruction Adopted by Zen Masters. Thus far we have described the doctrine of Zen inculcated by both Chinese… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“6. Nature Favours Nothing in Particular. There is another point of view of life, which gave the present writer no small contentment,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The Examination of the Notion of Self 5. Nature is the Mother of All Things 6. Real Self” — 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
“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
