Eisai Quotes on Knowledge
Myoan Eisai was a Japanese Buddhist monk who is credited with introducing the Rinzai school of Zen and the cultivation of green tea to Japan. This page collects quotes attributed to Eisai on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Eisai:
“Meditation is the gateway to enlightenment.”
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“In Phebus realm, in knowledge as in verse, All things are clear, the sun of Phoebus clear, Clear was his crystal, the Kastalian. What you cannot clearly say, you don’t know: To tongue of man his thought brings word: What’s said obscurely is what’s thought obscurely.”
Epilog vid Magisterpromotionen i Lund 1820". -
“Epilog vid Magisterpromotionen i Lund 1820".”
In Phebus realm, in knowledge as in verse, All things are clear, the sun of Phoebus clear, Clear was his crystal, the Kastalian. What you cannot clearly say, you don’t know: To tongue of man his thought brings word: What’s said obscurely is what’s thought obscurely. -
“A dead father's counsel, a wise son heedeth.”
Canto VIII. -
“A glimpse of Breidablick, whose walls are light As e'en the silver on the cliff it shone; Of dark blue steel its columns azure height And the big altar was one agate stone. It seemed as if the air upheld alone Its dome, unless supporting spirits bore it, Studded with stars Odin's spangled throne, A light inscrutable burned fiercely o'er it; In sky-blue mantles, Sat the gold-crowned gods before it.”
Canto XXIII, Stanza 13. -
“Canto XXIII, Stanza 13.”
A glimpse of Breidablick, whose walls are light As e'en the silver on the cliff it shone; Of dark blue steel its columns azure height And the big altar was one agate stone. It seemed as if the air upheld alone Its dome, unless supporting spirits bore it, Studded with stars Odin's spangled throne, A light inscrutable burned fiercely o'er it; In sky-blue mantles, Sat the gold-crowned gods before it.