The Drum at the Gate of Thunder

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, October 19, 2012:

Though the moon is forty thousand yojanas high in the heavens, its reflection appears instantly in a pond on the earth; and the sound of the drum at the Gate of Thunder is immediately heard a thousand, ten thousand ri in the distance. Though you remain in Sado, your heart has come to this province. The way of attaining Buddhahood is just like this. Though we live in the impure land, our hearts reside in the pure land of Eagle Peak. Merely seeing each other's face would in itself be insignificant. It is the heart that is important.

The Drum at the Gate of Thunder
Written to the lay nun Sennichi on October 19, 1278