Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, August 1, 2012:
If Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity, for it has the beneficial power to open the blind eyes of every living being in the country of Japan, and it blocks off the road that leads to the hell of incessant suffering.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
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On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, July 21, 2012:
What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, July 21, 2012:
What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Thursday, March 8, 2012
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 29, 2012:
If one hopes to study and master Buddhism, then one cannot do so without devoting time to the task.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 29, 2012:
If one hopes to study and master Buddhism, then one cannot do so without devoting time to the task.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Daily Wisdom - On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, March 1, 2012:
If in this present existence I am so fearful for my life that I fail to speak out, then in what future existence will I ever attain Buddhahood? Or in what future existence will I ever be able to bring salvation to my parents and my teacher? With thoughts such as these uppermost in my mind, I decided that I must begin to speak out. And, just as I had expected, I was ousted, I was vilified, I was attacked, and I suffered wounds.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Thursday, March 1, 2012:
If in this present existence I am so fearful for my life that I fail to speak out, then in what future existence will I ever attain Buddhahood? Or in what future existence will I ever be able to bring salvation to my parents and my teacher? With thoughts such as these uppermost in my mind, I decided that I must begin to speak out. And, just as I had expected, I was ousted, I was vilified, I was attacked, and I suffered wounds.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Monday, January 9, 2012
Daily Wisdom - On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, February 26, 2012:
The Great Teacher Tz'u-en wrote a work in ten volumes entitled Praising the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra in which he praised the Lotus Sutra, but the Great Teacher Dengyo criticized it, saying, "Though he praises the Lotus Sutra, he destroys its heart." If we consider these examples carefully, we will realize that, among those who read the Lotus Sutra and sing its praises, there are many who are destined for the hell of incessant suffering.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, February 26, 2012:
The Great Teacher Tz'u-en wrote a work in ten volumes entitled Praising the Profundity of the Lotus Sutra in which he praised the Lotus Sutra, but the Great Teacher Dengyo criticized it, saying, "Though he praises the Lotus Sutra, he destroys its heart." If we consider these examples carefully, we will realize that, among those who read the Lotus Sutra and sing its praises, there are many who are destined for the hell of incessant suffering.
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Friday, December 23, 2011
Daily Wisdom - On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, January 22, 2011:
A hundred years of practice in the land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day's practice in the impure world. Two thousand years of propagating Buddhism during the Former and Middle Days of the Law are inferior to an hour of propagation in the Latter Day of the Law. This is in no way because of Nichiren's wisdom, but simply because the time makes it so. In spring the blossoms open, in autumn the fruit appears. Summer is hot, winter is cold. The season makes it so, does it not?
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Saturday, January 22, 2011:
A hundred years of practice in the land of Perfect Bliss cannot compare to the benefit gained from one day's practice in the impure world. Two thousand years of propagating Buddhism during the Former and Middle Days of the Law are inferior to an hour of propagation in the Latter Day of the Law. This is in no way because of Nichiren's wisdom, but simply because the time makes it so. In spring the blossoms open, in autumn the fruit appears. Summer is hot, winter is cold. The season makes it so, does it not?
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
ON REPAYING DEBTS OF GRATITUDE
All these things I have done solely to repay the debt I owe to my parents, the debt I owe to my teacher, the debt I owe to the three treasures of Buddhism, and the debt I owe to my country. For their sake I have been willing to destroy my body and to give up my life, though as it turns out, I have not been put to death after all. 2/12
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
ON REPAYING DEBTS OF GRATITUDE
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
ON REPAYING DEBTS OF GRATITUDE
Thursday, December 2, 2010
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom. 21/7
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
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