Samurai
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 ...
Bodhidharma And The Emperor Wu
No sooner had Bodhidharma landed at Kwang Cheu in Southern Ch...
The Ancient Buddhist Pantheon
The ancient Buddhist pantheon was full of deities or Buddhas,...
The Parable Of The Robber Kih
Chwang Tsz (So-shi) remarks in a humorous way to the followi...
All The Worlds In Ten Directions Are Buddha's Holy Land
We are to resume this problem in the following chapter. Suff...
The Examination Of The Notion Of Self
The belief in immortality is based on the strong instinct of
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Life In The Concrete
Life in the concrete, which we are living, greatly differs fr...
The Method Of Instruction Adopted By Zen Masters
Thus far we have described the doctrine of Zen inculcated by ...
The Resemblance Of The Zen Monk To The Samurai
Let us point out in brief the similarities between Zen and Ja...
Flight Of The Sixth Patriarch
On the following morning the news of what had happened during...
Zen And Idealism
Next Zen makes use of Idealism as explained by the Dharmalaks...
Enlightenment Implies An Insight Into The Nature Of Self
We cannot pass over, however, this weighty problem without sa...
The Errors Of Philosophical Pessimists And Religious Optimists
Philosophical pessimists[FN#214] maintain that there are on e...
The Bad Are The Good In The Egg
This is not only the case with a robber or a murderer, but al...
Idealistic Scepticism Concerning Religion And Morality
Similarly, it is the case with religion and morality. If we ...
Nature Favours Nothing In Particular
There is another point of view of life, which gave the presen...
The Breathing Exercise Of The Yogi
Breathing exercise is one of the practices of Yoga, and somew...
Scripture Is No More Than Waste Paper
[FN#107] Zen is not based on any particular sutra, either of...
The Mystery Of Life
Thus far we have pointed out the inevitable conflictions in l...
Universal Life Is Universal Spirit
These considerations naturally lead us to see that Universal ...