Samurai Enlightenment Implies An Insight Into The Nature Of Self
We cannot pass over, however, this weighty problem without sa...
Where Does The Root Of The Illusion Lie?
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The Second And The Third Patriarchs
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Man Is Bad-natured According To Siun Tsz
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Each Smile A Hymn Each Kindly Word A Prayer
The glorious sun of Buddha-nature shines in the zenith of Enl...
Zazen And The Forgetting Of Self
Zazen is a most effectual means of destroying selfishness, th...
The Parable Of A Drunkard
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Calmness Of Mind
The Yogi breathing above mentioned is fit rather for physical...
Difficulties Are No Match For The Optimist
How can we suppose that we, the children of Buddha, are put a...
Retribution In The Past The Present And The Future Life
Then a question suggests itself: If there be no soul that su...
The Establishment Of The Rin Zai School Of Zen In Japan
[FN#67] The Lin Tsi school was started by Nan Yoh, a pr...
Thing-in-itself Means Thing-knowerless
How, then, did philosophers come to consider reality to be un...
Shakya Muni And The Prodigal Son
A great trouble with us is that we do not believe in half the...
Buddha-nature Is The Common Source Of Morals
Furthermore, Buddha-nature or real self, being the seat of lo...
The Absolute And Reality Are But An Abstraction
A grain of sand you, trample upon has a deeper significance t...
The Manliness Of The Zen Monk And Of The Samurai
Thirdly, both the Zen monk and the Samurai were distinguished...
Sutras Used By Zen Masters
Ten Dai failed to explain away the discrepancies and contradi...
The Law Of Balance In Life
It is also the case with human affairs. Social positions hig...
Life And Change
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The Bad Are The Good In The Egg
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The Creative Force Of Nature And Humanity
The innate tendency of self-preservation, which manifests itself as
mechanical force or chemical affinity in the inorganic nature,
unfolds itself as the desire of the preservation of species in the
vegetables and animals. See how vegetables fertilize themselves in a
complicated way, and how they spread their seeds far and wide in a
most mysterious manner. A far more developed form of the same desire
is seen in the sexual attachment and parental love of animals. Who
does not know that even the smallest birds defend their young against
every enemy with self -sacrificing courage, and that they bring food
whilst they themselves often starve and grow lean? In human beings
we can observe the various transformations of the self-same desire.
For instance, sorrow or despair is experienced when it is impossible;
anger, when it is hindered by others; joy, when it is fulfilled;
fear, when it is threatened; pleasure, when it is facilitated.
Although it manifests itself as the sexual attachment and parental
love in lower animals, yet its developed forms, such as sympathy,
loyalty, benevolence, mercy, humanity, are observed in human beings.
Again, the creative force in inorganic nature, in order to assert
itself and act more effectively, creates the germ of organic nature,
and gradually ascending the scale of evolution, develops the sense
organs and the nervous system; hence intellectual powers, such as
sensation, perception, imagination, memory, unfold themselves. Thus
the creative force, exerting itself gradually, widens its sphere of
action, and necessitates the union of individuals into families,
clans, tribes, communities, and nations. For the sake of this union
and co-operation they established customs, enacted laws, and
instituted political and educational systems. Furthermore, to
reinforce itself, it gave birth to languages and sciences; and to
enrich itself, morality and religion.
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