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Nishitani Keiji Quotes on Mind

Nishitani Keiji was a Japanese philosopher and one of the principal figures of the second generation of the Kyoto School. This page collects quotes attributed to Nishitani Keiji on the topic of mind, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Sunyata, emptiness, is the foundation of true selfhood.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Religion is the place where one comes to know oneself.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Meaninglessness is the ground from which meaning grows.”

  • Attributed to Nishitani Keiji:

    “Only the standpoint of emptiness can hold together being and nothing.”