Showing posts with label single moment of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label single moment of life. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

The heart of the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life.

Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, May 23, 2012:

Ch'ung-hua and Yü were the children of commoners, but both were extremely filial. Hearing of this, King Yao and King Shun summoned Ch'ung-hua and Yü, and abdicated their thrones to them. Commoners became royalty in a day. Just as a commoner can become a king in this present life, so can an ordinary person become a Buddha instantly. This is the heart of the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life.

Letter to the Sage Nichimyo
Written to Nichimyo on May 25, 1272