March 4, 2012
Taking action is the spirit
of Nichiren Buddhism.
Let's sprint for the sake
of friends.
With sincerity and alacrity,
let's wholeheartedly work
for their happiness.
Monday, March 5, 2012
On Persecutions Befalling the Sage
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, June 23, 2012:
Our present tribulations are like moxibustion; at the time, it is painful, but because it has beneficial after effects, the pain is not really pain. Urge on, but do not frighten, the ones from Atsuhara who are ignorant of Buddhism. Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted.
On Persecutions Befalling the Sage
Written to all followers (and entrusted to Shijo Kingo on October 1, 1279)
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, June 23, 2012:
Our present tribulations are like moxibustion; at the time, it is painful, but because it has beneficial after effects, the pain is not really pain. Urge on, but do not frighten, the ones from Atsuhara who are ignorant of Buddhism. Tell them to be prepared for the worst, and not to expect good times, but take the bad times for granted.
On Persecutions Befalling the Sage
Written to all followers (and entrusted to Shijo Kingo on October 1, 1279)
Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 22, 2012:
In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact.
Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain
Written to the lay priest Nishiyama on June 22, 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 22, 2012:
In judging the relative merit of Buddhist doctrines, I, Nichiren, believe that the best standards are those of reason and documentary proof. And even more valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact.
Three Tripitaka Masters Pray for Rain
Written to the lay priest Nishiyama on June 22, 1275
Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Power of Love
Spiritual Story by Janet Hobbs
Once upon a time there was a monk who after 20 years, finally achieved self-realization and heard the call to write a book. He had never forgotten that as a young monk, he had been confused and upset by ponderous and misguided religious writings. One day in his despair, he vowed that when he finally understood LOVE, he would write something true, something heartfelt and something that would actually assist people in their journey.
For he felt that LOVE, although talked about, was greatly misunderstood, so he sat down to write his book. He took out the first page and right in the middle with perfect focus and concentration and a truly loving intent, he wrote the world LOVE.
Immediately, across the street, a woman put down the phone and comforted her crying child. Next door, two children gave each other a hug. Across time, a family picked up their new dog. Three thousand miles away, an unexpected wind arose and blew away the city smog.
With the same focus and concentration, with peace and sincere intent, the monk wrote LOVE in the middle of the second page.
Immediately, several blocks away, a child was conceived and a woman who had been contemplating death, decided instead, to risk truly living. Many people in the city just felt happy for no apparent reason. In the capital, an attempted by the government to cover up a scandalous misuse of money was unsuccessful.
The monk pulled out a third page and in the middle, wrote LOVE with the same feeling and intent as before.
Not far away, a woman from a dysfunctional family suddenly, effortlessly, forgave her parents and in that moment ended the cycles of pain that had dogged her family for generations. In the city, a businessman asked a depressed colleague fto lumnch and a mother bent down to give her tired child a piggyback. Across the world, a rich man gave a poor man, one hundred dollars, a fortune in that country.
In the middle of the fourth page, the monk completed the writing of LOVE.
Nearby, a woman with small children chose to meditate for 5 minutes rather than let her irritation run things. A child in a coma from a car accident and not expected to live, opened her eyes. A man and woman disined to become lovers, met for the first time and a wise and gentle healer felt a tumor dissolve beneath her hands.
The monk did this 365 times, for each day of the year. He really wanted to remind people about LOVE since he'd found LOVE to be the true key to happiness and self-realization.
At first, several publishers returned his manuscript but the monk still felt it had changed the world. Naturally being the monk, he gave away copies or showed people how to write it themselves. The manuscript became so widespread and so well-known and had such an impact on people, it changed the world again.
The monk became even happier and more loving. Such is the power of LOVE.
Once upon a time there was a monk who after 20 years, finally achieved self-realization and heard the call to write a book. He had never forgotten that as a young monk, he had been confused and upset by ponderous and misguided religious writings. One day in his despair, he vowed that when he finally understood LOVE, he would write something true, something heartfelt and something that would actually assist people in their journey.
For he felt that LOVE, although talked about, was greatly misunderstood, so he sat down to write his book. He took out the first page and right in the middle with perfect focus and concentration and a truly loving intent, he wrote the world LOVE.
Immediately, across the street, a woman put down the phone and comforted her crying child. Next door, two children gave each other a hug. Across time, a family picked up their new dog. Three thousand miles away, an unexpected wind arose and blew away the city smog.
With the same focus and concentration, with peace and sincere intent, the monk wrote LOVE in the middle of the second page.
Immediately, several blocks away, a child was conceived and a woman who had been contemplating death, decided instead, to risk truly living. Many people in the city just felt happy for no apparent reason. In the capital, an attempted by the government to cover up a scandalous misuse of money was unsuccessful.
The monk pulled out a third page and in the middle, wrote LOVE with the same feeling and intent as before.
Not far away, a woman from a dysfunctional family suddenly, effortlessly, forgave her parents and in that moment ended the cycles of pain that had dogged her family for generations. In the city, a businessman asked a depressed colleague fto lumnch and a mother bent down to give her tired child a piggyback. Across the world, a rich man gave a poor man, one hundred dollars, a fortune in that country.
In the middle of the fourth page, the monk completed the writing of LOVE.
Nearby, a woman with small children chose to meditate for 5 minutes rather than let her irritation run things. A child in a coma from a car accident and not expected to live, opened her eyes. A man and woman disined to become lovers, met for the first time and a wise and gentle healer felt a tumor dissolve beneath her hands.
The monk did this 365 times, for each day of the year. He really wanted to remind people about LOVE since he'd found LOVE to be the true key to happiness and self-realization.
At first, several publishers returned his manuscript but the monk still felt it had changed the world. Naturally being the monk, he gave away copies or showed people how to write it themselves. The manuscript became so widespread and so well-known and had such an impact on people, it changed the world again.
The monk became even happier and more loving. Such is the power of LOVE.
The Votary of the Lotus Sutra Will Meet Persecution
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, June 21, 2012:
I, Nichiren, have personally suffered each of the nine great ordeals. . . . These are hardships that T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo never met. Truly you should know that, adding Nichiren to the other three, there is now a fourth votary of the Lotus Sutra who has appeared in the Latter Day of the Law. How glad I am to fulfill the words of the prophecy from the sutra: "How much more will this be so after his passing?
The Votary of the Lotus Sutra Will Meet Persecution
Written to all priest disciples and lay followers on January 14, 1274
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, June 21, 2012:
I, Nichiren, have personally suffered each of the nine great ordeals. . . . These are hardships that T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo never met. Truly you should know that, adding Nichiren to the other three, there is now a fourth votary of the Lotus Sutra who has appeared in the Latter Day of the Law. How glad I am to fulfill the words of the prophecy from the sutra: "How much more will this be so after his passing?
The Votary of the Lotus Sutra Will Meet Persecution
Written to all priest disciples and lay followers on January 14, 1274
Reply to the Wife of Matsuno
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, June 20, 2012:
In your position as a woman, you have made offerings to the Lotus Sutra in this defiled latter age. Therefore, King Brahma will look after you with his divine eye, Shakra will press his palms together and pay obeisance to you, the earthly deities will delight in reverently holding up your feet, and Shakyamuni Buddha will extend his hand from Eagle Peak to pat your head.
Reply to the Wife of Matsuno
Written to the wife of Matsuno Rokuro Saemon-no-jo on June 20, 1279
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, June 20, 2012:
In your position as a woman, you have made offerings to the Lotus Sutra in this defiled latter age. Therefore, King Brahma will look after you with his divine eye, Shakra will press his palms together and pay obeisance to you, the earthly deities will delight in reverently holding up your feet, and Shakyamuni Buddha will extend his hand from Eagle Peak to pat your head.
Reply to the Wife of Matsuno
Written to the wife of Matsuno Rokuro Saemon-no-jo on June 20, 1279
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Power of Flowers
Spiritual Story by Pamela Bloom
When I began to study a spiritual form of Japanese flower-arranging called Ikebana-Sangetsu, I discovered I was slowly developing a deeper understanding of the connection between all life.
In our first class, my teacher said that flowers can actually talk, that they each have their own way of being beautiful. They have "prana," life force, so you have to pay full attention to them, rather than imposing your own ideas of beauty on them. So I began to ask the flowers how they wanted to be arranged, what positioning would make them feel most beautiful, and I waited and listened.
Even after the flowers had been set in the vase, I would discover sometimes that in the morning they had rearranged themselves during the night. Even though they were secured in the vase, they always seemed to be minutely straining to find their right place. At the same time, they were not fully independent; they needed loving care. They were dependent on me, or whomever their caretaker was for the day, to water them, to keep them moist.
Sometimes I would watch other people spraying water on the arrangements and I would feel so moved. The droplets left on the green petals and flower buds seemed to be dewdrops of compassion, so delicately poised, touching the source of life, nourishing the heart of beauty.
This experience made me feel how simple it could be, if our minds and hearts are set in the right way, to water not only plants, but human beings—to treat all living creatures in a way that allows them their right to be beautiful, in their own space and time.
What we came to notice in our class was that flowers could also listen. Our teacher urged us to always remind the flowers when we passed how beautiful they were and to thank them for sharing that beauty with us.
When we did this, when we made our arrangements with this kind of love and devotion, we always found that the flowers remained beautiful and fresh for many more days than expected.
© 2010. Pamela Bloom, All rights reserved. From The Power of Compassion: Stories that Open the Heart, Heal the Soul and Change the World (Hampton Roads, 2010), available in bookstores and at Amazon.com
When I began to study a spiritual form of Japanese flower-arranging called Ikebana-Sangetsu, I discovered I was slowly developing a deeper understanding of the connection between all life.
In our first class, my teacher said that flowers can actually talk, that they each have their own way of being beautiful. They have "prana," life force, so you have to pay full attention to them, rather than imposing your own ideas of beauty on them. So I began to ask the flowers how they wanted to be arranged, what positioning would make them feel most beautiful, and I waited and listened.
Even after the flowers had been set in the vase, I would discover sometimes that in the morning they had rearranged themselves during the night. Even though they were secured in the vase, they always seemed to be minutely straining to find their right place. At the same time, they were not fully independent; they needed loving care. They were dependent on me, or whomever their caretaker was for the day, to water them, to keep them moist.
Sometimes I would watch other people spraying water on the arrangements and I would feel so moved. The droplets left on the green petals and flower buds seemed to be dewdrops of compassion, so delicately poised, touching the source of life, nourishing the heart of beauty.
This experience made me feel how simple it could be, if our minds and hearts are set in the right way, to water not only plants, but human beings—to treat all living creatures in a way that allows them their right to be beautiful, in their own space and time.
What we came to notice in our class was that flowers could also listen. Our teacher urged us to always remind the flowers when we passed how beautiful they were and to thank them for sharing that beauty with us.
When we did this, when we made our arrangements with this kind of love and devotion, we always found that the flowers remained beautiful and fresh for many more days than expected.
© 2010. Pamela Bloom, All rights reserved. From The Power of Compassion: Stories that Open the Heart, Heal the Soul and Change the World (Hampton Roads, 2010), available in bookstores and at Amazon.com
The Three Obstacles and Four Devils
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, June 19, 2012:
It is an undeniable fact that fire can at once reduce even a thousand-year-old field of pampas grass to ashes, and that the merit one has formed over a hundred years can be destroyed with a single word.
The Three Obstacles and Four Devils
Written to Ikegami Hyoe no Sakan Munenaga on November 20, 1277
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, June 19, 2012:
It is an undeniable fact that fire can at once reduce even a thousand-year-old field of pampas grass to ashes, and that the merit one has formed over a hundred years can be destroyed with a single word.
The Three Obstacles and Four Devils
Written to Ikegami Hyoe no Sakan Munenaga on November 20, 1277
The Mongol Envoys
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, June 18, 2012:
The teachings such as those of the non-Buddhist writings and those of the Hinayana and provisional Mahayana Buddhist scriptures all partially explain the phenomena inherent in one's life. They do not explain them as the Lotus Sutra does. Thus, among the sutras, there are both superior and inferior, and among people also, sages and worthies may be distinguished.
The Mongol Envoys
Written to the lay priest Nishiyama in 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, June 18, 2012:
The teachings such as those of the non-Buddhist writings and those of the Hinayana and provisional Mahayana Buddhist scriptures all partially explain the phenomena inherent in one's life. They do not explain them as the Lotus Sutra does. Thus, among the sutras, there are both superior and inferior, and among people also, sages and worthies may be distinguished.
The Mongol Envoys
Written to the lay priest Nishiyama in 1275
Friday, March 2, 2012
The Painter and The Child
Spiritual Story by Hugh B. Brown
Centuries ago a great artist was engaged to paint a mural for the cathedral in a Sicilian town. The subject was the life of Christ. For many years the artist labored diligently, and finally the painting was finished except for the two most important figures: the Christ Child and Judas Iscariot. He searched far and wide for suitable models.
One day while walking in the city he came upon some children playing in the street. Among them was a 12-year-old boy whose face stirred the painter's heart. The artist took the child home with him, and day after day the boy sat patiently until the face of the Christ Child was finished. But the painter still had found no model for the portrait of Judas.
The story of the unfinished masterpiece spread afar, and many men, fancying themselves of wicked countenance, offered to pose for Judas. But in vain the old painter looked for Judas, as he envisioned him-a man warped by life, enfeebled by surrender to greed and lust.
Then one afternoon as he sat in a tavern, a gaunt and tattered figure staggered across the threshold. 'Wine, wine,' he begged. The startled painter looked into a face that seemed to bear the marks of every sin of mankind. "Greatly excited, the old painter said, 'Come with me, and I will give you wine.'
For many days the painter worked feverishly to complete his masterpiece. As the work went on, a change came over the model. A strange tension replaced the stupors languor, and his bloodshot eyes were fixed with horror on the painted likeness of himself.
One day, perceiving his subject's agitation, the painter paused in his work. "My son," he said, "what troubles you so?"
The man buried his face in his hands, sobbing. After a long moment he lifted pleading eyes to the old painter's face. "Do you not then remember me? Years ago I was your model for the Christ Child."
Centuries ago a great artist was engaged to paint a mural for the cathedral in a Sicilian town. The subject was the life of Christ. For many years the artist labored diligently, and finally the painting was finished except for the two most important figures: the Christ Child and Judas Iscariot. He searched far and wide for suitable models.
One day while walking in the city he came upon some children playing in the street. Among them was a 12-year-old boy whose face stirred the painter's heart. The artist took the child home with him, and day after day the boy sat patiently until the face of the Christ Child was finished. But the painter still had found no model for the portrait of Judas.
The story of the unfinished masterpiece spread afar, and many men, fancying themselves of wicked countenance, offered to pose for Judas. But in vain the old painter looked for Judas, as he envisioned him-a man warped by life, enfeebled by surrender to greed and lust.
Then one afternoon as he sat in a tavern, a gaunt and tattered figure staggered across the threshold. 'Wine, wine,' he begged. The startled painter looked into a face that seemed to bear the marks of every sin of mankind. "Greatly excited, the old painter said, 'Come with me, and I will give you wine.'
For many days the painter worked feverishly to complete his masterpiece. As the work went on, a change came over the model. A strange tension replaced the stupors languor, and his bloodshot eyes were fixed with horror on the painted likeness of himself.
One day, perceiving his subject's agitation, the painter paused in his work. "My son," he said, "what troubles you so?"
The man buried his face in his hands, sobbing. After a long moment he lifted pleading eyes to the old painter's face. "Do you not then remember me? Years ago I was your model for the Christ Child."
Many in Body, One in Mind
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, June 17, 2012:
The nation may be devasted by the superior strength of the Mongols, but the slander of the correct teaching will cease almost entirely. Defeat would be like a moxa cautery, which cures disease, or like acupuncture, which relieves pain. Both are painful at the moment, but bring happiness later.
Many in Body, One in Mind
Written to the lay priest Takahashi on August 6, year unknown
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, June 17, 2012:
The nation may be devasted by the superior strength of the Mongols, but the slander of the correct teaching will cease almost entirely. Defeat would be like a moxa cautery, which cures disease, or like acupuncture, which relieves pain. Both are painful at the moment, but bring happiness later.
Many in Body, One in Mind
Written to the lay priest Takahashi on August 6, year unknown
Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, June 16, 2012:
Even though I cannot see you, I am certain that your heart is here. If you find that you miss me, always look at the sun that rises [in the morning] and the moon that rises in the evening. I will be reflected in the sun and the moon. And in our next life, let us meet in the pure land of Eagle Peak. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko
Written to the lay nun of Ko on June 16, 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Saturday, June 16, 2012:
Even though I cannot see you, I am certain that your heart is here. If you find that you miss me, always look at the sun that rises [in the morning] and the moon that rises in the evening. I will be reflected in the sun and the moon. And in our next life, let us meet in the pure land of Eagle Peak. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
Letter to the Lay Nun of Ko
Written to the lay nun of Ko on June 16, 1275
Thursday, March 1, 2012
To My Friends
February 29, 2012
Let's express our appreciation
to our "uncrowned friends," who
deliver the Seikyo Newspaper
and its message of courage and hope.
Be careful on snowy roads and
frozen streets.(*)
Stay safe; don't act hastily or
take unreasonable risks.
I am praying for your absolute safety!
(*)It is presently snowing in some parts of Japan.
Let's express our appreciation
to our "uncrowned friends," who
deliver the Seikyo Newspaper
and its message of courage and hope.
Be careful on snowy roads and
frozen streets.(*)
Stay safe; don't act hastily or
take unreasonable risks.
I am praying for your absolute safety!
(*)It is presently snowing in some parts of Japan.
Words of the Week
February 27, 2012
The "Month of Hope," with a focus on
encouraging Future Division members,
is upon us.(*)
Let's all endeavor to inspire the lives of
these young treasures, helping to
create golden waves of capable successors
who will "form [their] ranks" [for the sake
of kosen-rufu].(**)
(*)In Japan, the Soka Gakkai focuses on encouraging Future Division members, age 6 through 18, during their spring, summer and winter breaks. March is their spring break, and school begins in April.
(**)"The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra," WND I, p. 765
My disciples, form your ranks and follow me, and surpass even Mahakashyapa or Ananda, T’ien-t’ai or Dengyo!
The "Month of Hope," with a focus on
encouraging Future Division members,
is upon us.(*)
Let's all endeavor to inspire the lives of
these young treasures, helping to
create golden waves of capable successors
who will "form [their] ranks" [for the sake
of kosen-rufu].(**)
(*)In Japan, the Soka Gakkai focuses on encouraging Future Division members, age 6 through 18, during their spring, summer and winter breaks. March is their spring break, and school begins in April.
(**)"The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra," WND I, p. 765
My disciples, form your ranks and follow me, and surpass even Mahakashyapa or Ananda, T’ien-t’ai or Dengyo!
The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 15, 2012:
Furthermore, human beings have two heavenly gods who always accompany them, just as a shadow follows the body. One is named Same Birth and the other Same Name. Perched on one's left and right shoulders, they protect one [by reporting all of one's deeds to heaven]. Therefore, heaven never punishes those who have committed no error, let alone people of merit. That is why the Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, "The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods." So long as one maintains firm faith, one is certain to receive the great protection of the gods.
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Friday, June 15, 2012:
Furthermore, human beings have two heavenly gods who always accompany them, just as a shadow follows the body. One is named Same Birth and the other Same Name. Perched on one's left and right shoulders, they protect one [by reporting all of one's deeds to heaven]. Therefore, heaven never punishes those who have committed no error, let alone people of merit. That is why the Great Teacher Miao-lo stated, "The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods." So long as one maintains firm faith, one is certain to receive the great protection of the gods.
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
The Buddha dwells within our hearts.
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, June 14, 2012:
The Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts.
New Years Gosho
Written to the wife of Omosu on January 5, year unknown
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Thursday, June 14, 2012:
The Buddha dwells within our hearts. For example, flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance. Likewise, we do not see that the Buddha exists in our own hearts.
New Years Gosho
Written to the wife of Omosu on January 5, year unknown
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Letter to Sado
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, June 13, 2012:
When an evil ruler in consort with priests of erroneous teachings tries to destroy the correct teaching and do away with a man of wisdom, those with the heart of a lion king are sure to attain Buddhahood. Like Nichiren, for example. I say this not out of arrogance but because I am deeply committed to the correct teaching.
Letter to Sado
Written to Toki Jonin on March 20, 1272
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Wednesday, June 13, 2012:
When an evil ruler in consort with priests of erroneous teachings tries to destroy the correct teaching and do away with a man of wisdom, those with the heart of a lion king are sure to attain Buddhahood. Like Nichiren, for example. I say this not out of arrogance but because I am deeply committed to the correct teaching.
Letter to Sado
Written to Toki Jonin on March 20, 1272
The Supremacy of the Law
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, June 12, 2012:
I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen it more than ever. Only then will the ten demon daughters lend you even greater protection.
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Tuesday, June 12, 2012:
I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen it more than ever. Only then will the ten demon daughters lend you even greater protection.
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Entity of the Mystic Law
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, June 11, 2012:
The mystic principle that is the essential nature of phenomena possesses two aspects, the defiled aspect and the pure aspect. If the defiled aspect is operative, this is called delusion. If the pure aspect is operative, this is called enlightenment. Enlightenment constitutes the realm of Buddhahood. Delusion constitutes the realms of ordinary mortals.
The Entity of the Mystic Law
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo; date unknown
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Monday, June 11, 2012:
The mystic principle that is the essential nature of phenomena possesses two aspects, the defiled aspect and the pure aspect. If the defiled aspect is operative, this is called delusion. If the pure aspect is operative, this is called enlightenment. Enlightenment constitutes the realm of Buddhahood. Delusion constitutes the realms of ordinary mortals.
The Entity of the Mystic Law
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo; date unknown
The Selection of the Time
Daily Wisdom
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, June 10, 2012:
When it comes to studying the teachings of Buddhism, one must first learn to understand the time.
The Selection of the Time
Written to Yui in 1275
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, June 10, 2012:
When it comes to studying the teachings of Buddhism, one must first learn to understand the time.
The Selection of the Time
Written to Yui in 1275
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