To speak out without fearing others

To speak out without fearing others and without flinching before society—this is what the sutra means when it says, "We care nothing for our bodies or lives but are anxious only for the unsurpassed way." It is not that one does not recall the calumny, the staves and stones that were suffered by Bodhisattva Never Disparaging. It is not that one is unafraid of the world. It is just that the censure of the Lotus Sutra is even more severe. 20/7

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Letter to Akimoto
Written to Akimoto Taro Hyo-no-jo on January 27, 1280