Mysticism, Christian and BuddhistIn the first four essays in this collection, D. T. Suzuki reads Meister Eckhart with the eye of a master, pointing out where his understanding deeply coincides with that of Zen Buddhism. Next, he takes on a subject Christians often find difficult, the question of transmigration or reincarnation. Suzuki then compares the dimensionality of the crucifixion with that of enlightenment. In the later essays, Suzuki moves on to the Pure Land tradition of Buddhism, and in particular to the works of Rennyo (1415-1499) and the poetry of Asahara Saichi (1850-1932), for which he provides a rare translation. |
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... 4. THE KIAND THE HŌ 159 5. THE PURE LAND, THIS WORLD AND HELL 161 6. THE FREE GIFT 163 96 7. THE HEART-SEARCHINGS 165 8. POVERTY 169 9. THE INNER LIFE 170 MYSTICISM: CHRISTIAN AND BUDDHIST By DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI (VOLUME TWELVE.
... 4. THE KIAND THE HŌ 159 5. THE PURE LAND, THIS WORLD AND HELL 161 6. THE FREE GIFT 163 96 7. THE HEART-SEARCHINGS 165 8. POVERTY 169 9. THE INNER LIFE 170 MYSTICISM: CHRISTIAN AND BUDDHIST By DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI (VOLUME TWELVE.
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... Christian." While refraining from going into details we can say at least this: Eckhart's Christianity is unique and has many points which make us hesitate to classify him as belonging to the type we generally associate with rationalized ...
... Christian." While refraining from going into details we can say at least this: Eckhart's Christianity is unique and has many points which make us hesitate to classify him as belonging to the type we generally associate with rationalized ...
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... Christians. God is not in time mathematically enumerable. His creativity is not historical, not accidental, not at all measurable. It goes on continuously without cessation with no beginning, with no end. It is not an event of yesterday ...
... Christians. God is not in time mathematically enumerable. His creativity is not historical, not accidental, not at all measurable. It goes on continuously without cessation with no beginning, with no end. It is not an event of yesterday ...
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... Christian experiences are not after all different from those of the Buddhist. 5 Ibid., p. 278. 6 Evans, p. 206. Terminology is all that divides us and stirs us up to a wasteful dissipation of energy. We must however weigh the matter ...
... Christian experiences are not after all different from those of the Buddhist. 5 Ibid., p. 278. 6 Evans, p. 206. Terminology is all that divides us and stirs us up to a wasteful dissipation of energy. We must however weigh the matter ...
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absolute according altogether Amida amida-butsu asked Atman birth Blakney Bodhidharma Bodhisattvas Buddha Buddhist philosophy butsu Chinese Christian comes consciousness contradiction creatures death devotee Dhammapada Dharma divine doctrine Eckhart says egolessness Emperor Wu Emptiness enlightenment enlightenment-experience Evans everything existence express favor feeling gahakāraka God's Godhead grateful happy heaven human Ibid idea infinite inner intellect is-ness Japanese karuṇā kind knowledge kono-mama Land of Bliss language light of eternity linguistics little point living Mahāyāna means Meister Eckhart metaphysical mind monk Myōgō Namu Namu-amida Namu-amida-butsu nature Nembutsu never Nirvana nothingness Nyorai-san object ourselves Oya-sama Oya's prajñā praṇidhāna Pure Land question quoted Reality realize relative ego Saichi Saichi's heart samsāra sankhāra Sanskrit sense sermon Shin six syllables soul spirit śūnyatā Sūtra symbol Tathāgata teaching things thou thought transcend transcendental ego translation transmigration tṛiṣṇā truth turn unattainable understand utter words worship wretched Zen master