Saturday, September 8, 2012

A Father Takes Faith

Daily Wisdom


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

Priests possessed by the heavenly devil, such as Ryokan and the others, deceived your father, Saemon no Tayu, and tried to destroy you and your brother, but you, having a wise heart, heeded Nichiren's admonition. Therefore, just as two wheels support a cart, or two legs carry a person, just as two wings enable a bird to fly, or just as the sun and moon aid all living beings, the efforts of you brothers have led your father to take faith in the Lotus Sutra.

A Father Takes Faith
Written to Ikegami Hyoe no Sakan Munenaga on September 9, 1277

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