The Opening of the Eyes

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, December 31, 2012:

 

I, Nichiren, am the richest man in all of present-day Japan. I have dedicated my life to the Lotus Sutra, and my name will be handed down in ages to come.

The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272

The Opening of the Eyes

Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, July 31, 2012:

Even a wise man cannot become a Buddha through the other sutras, but with the Lotus Sutra, even fools can plant the seeds that lead to Buddhahood. As the sutra passage I have quoted earlier puts it, "Although they do not seek emancipation, emancipation will come of itself."

The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272

Daily Wisdom - The Opening of the Eyes

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, February 29, 2012:

In the end it is nothing other than the loving kindness with which the woman cares for her child that makes the difference. Her concern concentrates on one thing just like the Buddhist practice of concentration. She thinks of nothing but her child, which is similar to Buddhist compassion. That must be why, although she created no other causes to bring it about, she was reborn in the Brahma heaven.

The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272

Daily Wisdom - The Opening of the Eyes

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, February 1, 2011:

If I remain silent, I may escape persecutions in this lifetime, but in my next life I will most certainly fall into the hell of incessant suffering. If I speak out, I am fully aware that I will have to contend with the three obstacles and four devils. But of these two courses, surely the latter is the one to choose.

The Opening of the Eyes
Written to Shijo Kingo in February 1272

Ability to endure persecution and the wealth of compassion for others

When it comes to understanding the Lotus Sutra, I have only a minute fraction of the vast ability that T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo possessed. But as regards my ability to endure persecution and the wealth of my compassion for others, I believe they would hold me in awe. 4/12

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
THE OPENING OF THE EYES

The six difficult and nine easy acts

While thinking this over, I recalled the teachings of the “Treasure Tower” chapter on the six difficult and nine easy acts. Persons like myself who are of paltry strength might still be able to lift Mount Sumeru and toss it about; persons like myself who are lacking in supernatural powers might still shoulder a load of dry grass and yet remain unburned in the fire at the end of the kalpa of decline; and persons like myself who are without wisdom might still read and memorize as many sutras as there are sands in the Ganges. But such acts are not diffiult, we are told, when compared to the difficulty of embracing even one phrase or verse of the Lotus Sutra in the Latter Day of the Law. I vowed to summon up a powerful and unconquerable desire for the salvation of all beings, and never to falter in my efforts. 1/12

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
THE OPENING OF THE EYES