All teachings are opened and revealed chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” persisting in faith, practice and study we abide in the highest knowledge of all.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “Speaking
in terms of the six stages of practice, the Thus Come One in this chapter is an ordinary mortal who is in the first stage, that of being a Buddha in theory. When one reverently accepts Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, one is in the next stage, that of hearing the name and words of the truth. That is, one has for the first time heard the daimoku. When, having heard the daimoku, one proceeds to put it into practice, this is the third stage, that of perception and action. In this stage one perceives the object of devotion that embodies the three thousand realms in a single moment of life. When one succeeds in overcoming various obstacles of illusions, this is the fourth stage, that of resemblance to enlightenment. When one sets out to convert others, this is the fifth stage, that of progressive awakening. And when one comes at last to the realization that one is a Buddha eternally endowed with the three bodies, then one is a Buddha of the sixth and highest stage, that of ultimate enlightenment.” [The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings] Chapter Sixteen: The Life Span of the Thus Come One (p.124) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
Our lives reveal Buddha nature chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” from the ground where we presently launch our individual vows of Buddhahood we constantly keep moving forward.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 07/27/2017
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