Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, November 29, 2012:

 

Whether or not your prayer is answered will depend upon your faith; [if it is not,] I will in no way be to blame. When the water is clear, the moon is reflected. When the wind blows, the trees shake. Our minds are like the water. Faith that is weak is like muddy water, while faith that is brave is like clear water. Understand that the trees are like principles, and the wind that shakes them is like the recitation of the sutra.

Reply to the Lay Nun Nichigon
Written to the lay nun Nichigon on November 29, 1280