“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 Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Difficulties are no match for the optimist, who does not fly from them, but welcomes them. He has a mental prism which… — Kaiten Nukariya Adversity Copy Share Image
“We have no need of caring for those things that pass away in a twinkling moment. We must prepare for the future… — Kaiten Nukariya Future life Copy Share Image
“The Highest Good consists," says he, "in the emptiness of mind and non-attachment. Transcendence is its cause, and Nirvana is its result.… — Kaiten Nukariya Happy life Copy Share Image
“Shakespeare, the greatest of poets, was the greatest reader of Nature and life.” — Kaiten Nukariya Books Copy Share Image
“we experience that our life is not a bare mechanical motion or change, but is a spiritual, purposive, and self-directing force.” — Kaiten Nukariya Change Copy Share Image
“There are some scholars that erroneously maintain that Zen is based on the doctrine of unreality of all things” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“2. Enlightenment implies an Insight into the Nature of Self. We” — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“sympathy, loyalty, benevolence, mercy, humanity, are observed in human beings.” — Kaiten Nukariya Compassion Copy Share Image
“Pray deliver me," said a sinner to Sang Tsung (So-san).[FN#261] "Who ties you up?" was the reply. You tie yourself up day… — Kaiten Nukariya Day and night Copy Share Image
“His elucidation was so minute and clear, and his metaphysical reasonings so acute and captivating, that his opinion was universally accepted as… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Water,' the Indian tradition has it, 'seems to man as a drink, as emerald to Devas, as bloody pus to Pretas, as… — Kaiten Nukariya Water Copy Share Image
“comparing it with a gem says: "There exists a bright gem illuminating through the worlds in ten directions by its light."[FN#143]” — Kaiten Nukariya Light 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 Art Copy Share Image
“Self is living entity, not immutable like soul, but mutable and ever-changing life, which is body when observed by senses, and which… — Kaiten Nukariya Changing life Copy Share Image
“6. There is no Mortal who is Non-Moral or Purely Immoral. The same is the case with the third and the fourth… — Kaiten Nukariya Course of life Copy Share Image
“Suppose that one and the same reality exhibits one aspect when it stands in relation to another object; two aspects when it… — Kaiten Nukariya Trees Copy Share Image
“Therefore we may safely conclude that there are no definite external causes of pain and pleasure, and that there must be internal… — Kaiten Nukariya Pain and pleasure Copy Share Image
“10. Idealism is a Potent Medicine for Self-created Mental Disease. In so far as Buddhist idealism refers to the world of sense,… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“A ridiculous thing it is, in fact, that man or woman, endowed with the same nature as Buddha's, born the lord of… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The sole means of securing mental calmness is the practice of Zazen, or the sitting in Meditation. This method was known in… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Chwen Hih (Hu dai shi), known as Chwen the Great. He is said to have been accustomed to wear a Confucianist hat,… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Who can live the same moment twice? In comparison with an organism, inorganic matter appears to be constant and changeless; but, in… — Kaiten Nukariya Biology Copy Share Image
“purely good actions are those actions which subserve and never hinder human interests either material or spiritual, such as humanity and love… — Kaiten Nukariya Love Copy Share Image
