In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves.
O-nami was immensely strong and knew the art of wresting. In his private bouts he defeated even his teacher, but in public was so bashful that his own pupils threw him.
O-nami felt he should get help. Hakuju, a wandering teacher, was stopping in a little temple nearby, so O-nami went to see him and told him of his trouble…
“Therefore the perfect, absolutely and in itself, is one, infinite, which cannot be greater or better, and than which nothing can be greater or better.”
“I declare God to be completely infinite because he can be associated with no boundary and his every attribute is one and infinite.”
“The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it.”
“Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.”
“The soul, in its power, is present in some way in the entire universe…”
“Many teachers say that spiritual treasure is something one finds alone. So why are we all here together?” asked a disciple of the Sufi master Nasrudin…
“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.”
“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”