Sunday, February 5, 2012

Daily Wisdom - Reply to Hoshina Goro Taro

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, April 24, 2012:

What matters most is that we honor the Buddha's words. As a rule, people in the world value what is distant and despise what is near, but this is the conduct of the ignorant. Even the distant should be repudiated if it is wrong, while what is near should not be discarded if it accords with the truth. Even though people may revere [their predecessors' doctrines], if those doctrines are in error, how can we employ them today?

Reply to Hoshina Goro Taro
Written to Hoshina Goro Taro on December 5, 1267

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