Thursday, June 7, 2012

The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra

Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, June 7, 2012:
 
Thus, as we have seen, even those who lack understanding, so long as they chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, can avoid the evil paths. This is like lotus flowers, which turn as the sun does, though the lotus has no mind to direct it, or like the plantain that grows with the rumbling of thunder, though this plant has no ears to hear it. Now we are like the lotus or the plantain, and the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra is like the sun or the thunder.

The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
Recipient unknown; written on January 6, 1266

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