Speaking of our single mind chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo”
each moment is hearing and calling Buddha nature in all phenomena.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “The phrase “unloose all the
bonds of birth
and death” means to unlock us from the error of supposing that
we are now encountering birth and
death for the first time and
to help us to realize that birth and
death have always been an innate part of life. Thus
we are released from the bonds of supposing that we will attain enlightenment
for the first time [as Shakyamuni did in this lifetime in India]. These two
expressions “cast off” and “unloose” are in fact
expressions of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.” [The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings] Chapter Twenty-three:
Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King (p.174) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
This image of heartfelt moments chanting “Nam Myoho Renge
Kyo” encompasses past, present and future in the experience of daily life.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 3/09/2016
tho tsu © 2016
