“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
“7. Calmness of Mind. The Yogi breathing above mentioned is fit rather for physical exercise than for mental balance, and it will… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“We should always bear in mind that the world is alive, and changing, and moving. It goes on to disclose a new… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Enlightened Consciousness in the individual mind acquires for its possessor, not a relative knowledge of things as his intellect does, but the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Buddha is Mind itself. Mind itself is Dharma. Buddha is identical with Dharma. So is Samgha.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The first step in the mental training is to become the master of external things. He who is addicted to worldly pleasures,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Its mental discipline, however, is by far more fruitful, and keeps one's mind in equipoise, making one neither passionate nor dispassionate, neither… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“How wonderful is the Sermon of the Inanimate," says Tung Shan (To-zan). "You cannot hear it through your ears, but you can… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“This real self lies dormant under the threshold of consciousness in the minds of the confused; consequently, each of them is inclined… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“It is the Universal Spirit awakened in the human mind. It is not the mind that feels joy or sorrow; nor is… — 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 good are rewarded morally, not physically; their own virtues, honours, mental peace, and satisfaction are ample compensation for their goodness. Confucius,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Enlightened Consciousness once awakened within us serves as a guiding principle, and leads us to hope, bliss, and life; consequently, it is… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Then our minds go through an entire revolution. We are no more troubled by anger and hatred, no more bitten by envy… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“If all (these elements) be taken as Atman, there must be eight Atmans (for each person). More than that! There are many… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Having set ourselves free from the misconception of Self, next we must awaken our innermost wisdom, pure and divine, called the Mind… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Therefore Zen declares that there is no such thing as soul, and that mind and body are one.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Enlightened Consciousness, or Buddha-nature, as we have seen in the previous chapter, is the mind of mind and the consciousness of consciousness,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“5. The Mystery of Life. Thus far we have pointed out the inevitable conflictions in life in order to prepare ourselves for… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“If you have come for the Law," replied Hwui Nang, "you must put an end to all your struggles and longings. Think… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“These teachers could through long practice constantly keep their minds buoyant, casting aside useless encumbrances of idle thoughts; bright, driving off the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“mind is pure and bright in its nature like a mirror, but the dirt and dust of passions and of low desires… — 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
