“9. Zen and Idealism. Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaksana School of Mahayana Buddhism.[FN#197] For instance, the… — Kaiten Nukariya Cease to exist 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 Life Copy Share Image
“8. Change as seen by Zen. Zen, like Hinayanism, does not deny the doctrine of Transience, but it has come to a… — Kaiten Nukariya Change Copy Share Image
“Zen has no business with the dregs and sediments of sages of yore. 8.” — Kaiten Nukariya Business Copy Share Image
“9. Retribution[FN#220] in the Past, the Present, and the Future Life. Then a question suggests itself: If there be no soul that… — Kaiten Nukariya Future life 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 Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Zenists call them 'pairs of opposites.' It holds good also in human affairs: advantage is always accompanied by disadvantage; loss by gain;… — Kaiten Nukariya Beauty Copy Share Image
“THE FIVE RANKS.—-THE TEN PICTURES. 1. The Rank of Turning—-1. The Searching of the Cow. 2. The Finding of the Cow's Tracks.… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“In the eye of simple folks of old, mountains, rivers, trees, serpents, oxen, and eagles were equally full of life; hence the… — Kaiten Nukariya Life Copy Share Image
“The same blood invigorated the king as well as the beggar; the same nerve energized the white as well as the black… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“A Chinese Zen master[FN#230] tells us that the method of instruction adopted by Zen may aptly be compared with that of an… — Kaiten Nukariya Old man Copy Share Image
“Man is not Good-natured nor Bad-natured, but Buddha natured” — Kaiten Nukariya Buddha nature 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 Bad karma Copy Share Image
“Idealism is a most potent medicine for these self-created mental diseases. It will successfully drive away devils and spirits that frequent ignorant… — Kaiten Nukariya Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Christ on the cross was more Christ than Jesus at the table. Luther at war with the Pope was more Luther than… — Kaiten Nukariya Peace Copy Share Image
“The miracles of yesterday are the commonplaces of to-day. Now theories are formed, new discoveries are made, only to give their places… — Kaiten Nukariya Miracles 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 Divine light Copy Share Image
“The second stage is called the Rank of Service,[FN#271] in which the student distinguishes himself by his loyalty to the Mind-King, and… — Kaiten Nukariya Love Copy Share Image
“What we merely observed before we now touch with heart as well. What we knew in relation of difference before we now… — Kaiten Nukariya Gratitude Copy Share Image
“If a wise man hold his body with its three parts (chest, neck, and head) erect, and turn his senses with the… — Kaiten Nukariya Fear 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 Change 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 Buddhism Copy Share Image
“was hell in sooth as taught in the Scriptures. "I must ask you," replied he, "before I give you an answer. For… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“The minutest particles of dust form a world. The meanest grain of sand under our foot proclaims a divine law.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
