The treasure land of happiness chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” is found in our interactions of daily life imbued with faith.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “Again, the
phantom city is our skin and flesh, and the treasure land is our bones. To gain enlightenment into the fact that these two elements of our bodies and minds are the Wonderful Law is to grasp the essential substance of the statement that the phantom city is identical with the treasure land. That essential substance is the realization that impermanence and permanence are simultaneous and inseparable, that that which accords with changing circumstances, that which is unchanging, these are tranquil and shining in a single moment of life. Each of these moments of life is Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, a moment of life in which one exercises a faith that is free of doubt. ” [The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings] Chapter Seven: The Parable of the Phantom City (p.73) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
Living with conviction chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo,” we grasp the essential substance of individual happiness within our life and environment.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 10/08/2017
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