Shinjo Ito Quotes

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Shinjo Ito, born on March 28, 1906, and died on July 19, 1989, was an individual whose identity and profession remain unclear.

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All Kindness Loving Kindness Spirit Teaching Way Accomplished Action Awakened Awareness Blind

Famous Shinjo Ito Quotes

“Many are those who pity others while being blind to their own misfortunes.”

Blind Pity Misfortunes

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“Speculation and constant judging will only limit what you see. Expand your sight by looking at everything in life as an opportunity to develop and transform yourself.”

Opportunity Judging Limits Sight Constant Speculation

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“To reflect on everything in daily life is to nurture your buddha nature.”

Life Is Daily Life Nurture Buddha Nature

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction.”

Mean Moving Three Fire Ignorance Letting Go Greed Burning Moving On Poison Accomplished Dissatisfaction Letting Go And Moving On Can't Let Go Letting Go Of Anger Burning Fire

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“What is most important is to go deep into ourselves and discover the loving kindness and compassion of the buddha within - the awakened nature we all possess.”

Important Compassion Kindness Awareness Awakened Kindness And Compassion Loving Kindness

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“Buddhas continue to live on through their teachings as dharma bodies. Their spirits become manifest in the sangha (spiritual community) where their teachings are passed on.”

Body Spiritual Spirit Spirituality Community Teaching Manifest Dharma Sangha Spiritual Community

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“The spirit of Buddhism is, more than anything, about valuing harmony and unity, in which others are respected and embraced rather than denounced. This has been the way of Buddhism since the beginning, and this is true Buddhism.”

Way Has Beens Spirit Buddhism Harmony Unity

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“Examine the present and learn from the past to see how the future will unfold. Too often we just look at the present and base our actions solely on that.”

Looks Action Past Future Our Actions Learn From The Past

Author:Shinjo Ito

“The Buddha shared his teachings so that everyone, without exception, could reach the same supreme state of liberation that he had attained through practice and effort.”

States Effort Practice Teaching Supreme Liberation Exception

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

“You may have seen people praying to an image as if it had special power. Perhaps they're wishing for the well-being of their family, for material prosperity, or to recover from illness. But this way of practicing faith only leads to a dead end. Buddha images should serve as inspirations to cultivate the infinite loving kindness latent in the buddha within us.”

People Ifs Way Should Wells May Ends Inspiration Wish Kindness Special Materials Praying Infinite Illness Prosperity Well Being Latent Dead Ends Loving Kindness

Book:Shinjo: Reflections

Source: Shinjo: Reflections

About the Author

Born: March 28, 1906
Died: July 19, 1989
Known for: Author
Quotes: 10

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