Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles

Though I may be a person of little ability, I have reverently given myself to the study of the Mahayana. A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet. 2/4

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Establishing the Correct Teaching for the Peace of the Land
Submitted to Hojo Tokiyori on July 16, 1260

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