Samurai
Idealistic Scepticism Concerning Objective Reality
But extreme Idealism identifies 'to be' with 'to be known,' a...
The Errors Of Philosophical Pessimists And Religious Optimists
Philosophical pessimists[FN#214] maintain that there are on e...
Bodhidharma And The Emperor Wu
No sooner had Bodhidharma landed at Kwang Cheu in Southern Ch...
Each Smile A Hymn Each Kindly Word A Prayer
The glorious sun of Buddha-nature shines in the zenith of Enl...
Retribution In The Past The Present And The Future Life
Then a question suggests itself: If there be no soul that su...
Where Then Does The Error Lie?
Where, then, does the error lie in the four possible proposit...
The World Is In The Making
Our assertion is far from assuming that life is now complete,...
Personalism Of B P Bowne
B. P. Bowne[FN#204] says: They (phenomena) are not phantoms o...
Missionary Activity Of The Sixth Patriarch
As we have seen above, the Sixth Patriarch was a great genius...
Universal Life Is Universal Spirit
These considerations naturally lead us to see that Universal ...
The Social State Of Japan When Zen Was Established By Ei-sai And Do-gen
Now we have to observe the condition of the country when Zen ...
The Awakening Of The Innermost Wisdom
Having set ourselves free from the misconception of Self, nex...
The Honest Poverty Of The Zen Monk And The Samurai
Secondly, the so-called honest poverty is a characteristic of...
Buddha-nature Is The Common Source Of Morals
Furthermore, Buddha-nature or real self, being the seat of lo...
True Dhyana
To sit in Meditation is not the only method of practising Zaz...
The Law Of Balance In Life
It is also the case with human affairs. Social positions hig...
The Fourth Patriarch And The Emperor Tai Tsung (tai-so)
The Third[FN#40] Patriarch was succeeded by Tao Sin (Do-shin)...
All The Worlds In Ten Directions Are Buddha's Holy Land
We are to resume this problem in the following chapter. Suff...
Let Go Of Your Idle Thoughts
[FN#263] A famous Zenist, Mu-go-koku-shi, is said to ha...
The Ancient Buddhist Pantheon
The ancient Buddhist pantheon was full of deities or Buddhas,...