Living Beings are heavily weighted by poisons fed to mind and body. Through greed, anger and foolishness we create suffering. Chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” opens the innate Buddha nature revealing the Dharma body, Reward body and Manifest body.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “For this reason, taking the highly effective medicine of the Wonderful Law will relieve us of the sufferings inflicted by earthly desires, the three poisons of greed, anger, and foolishness. The votaries of the Lotus Sutra, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, do not accept the alms of those who slander the Law, and thereby they are relieved of the sickness of greedy desires. The votaries of the Lotus Sutra, though they are cursed and abused, practice forbearance, and thereby they are relieved of the sickness of anger. The votaries of the Lotus Sutra know that they will attain Buddhahood for, as the sutra says, “Such a person assuredly and without doubt / will attain the Buddha way” (chapter twenty-one, Supernatural Powers), and they are thereby relieved of the earthly desires associated with foolishness. This “highly effective medicine” is thus the sweet dew that insures attainment of Buddhahood in the Latter Day of the Law. Now Nichiren and his followers, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are the original possessors of this highly effective medicine.” [The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings] Chapter Sixteen: The Life Span of the Thus Come One (132) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
Our own body and mind of freedom, purity, happiness and true self manifests through our behavior chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.”, while Buddha nature in us and others responds with respect for each other.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 9/24/2016
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