The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, December 8, 2012:

 

Gold can neither be burned by fire nor corroded or swept away by water, but iron is vulnerable to both. A wise person is like gold and a fool like iron. You are like pure gold because you embrace the "gold" of the Lotus Sutra. The Lotus Sutra reads in part, "Sumeru is the loftiest of all mountains. The Lotus Sutra is likewise the loftiest of all the sutras." It also states, "The good fortune of the believer cannot be burned by fire or washed away by water."

The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo on February 11, 1272