In our immediate environment of body and mind we adhere to thoughts and feelings expressing negative value yet embracing faith chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” we open true potential and value in our present form.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “But
according to the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, the Tushita heaven is to be counted among the lands of the Buddhas of the ten directions, the Western Paradise too is none other than one of the lands of the Buddhas of the ten directions, and the realms of human and heavenly beings are none other than such lands. When the Lotus Sutra addresses evil persons, it speaks of the evil that is a part of the Ten Worlds, and assures them that, since evil persons too are endowed with the five types of vision, even the most evil of all persons are capable of being saved. When it addresses women, it assures them that women are endowed with the Ten Worlds and that women in any of the Ten Worlds can attain Buddhahood. So long as one, through the Lotus Sutra, sets one’s mind on the attainment of perfect and true enlightenment, one can never be dragged back into the nine realms of unenlightened existence by the power of karma.” [The Meaning of the Sacred Teachings of the Buddha’s Lif time] WND II: 177 (p. 64) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
In our heart of faith each moment chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” intent upon seeing Buddha nature in the nine realms we cause living beings to express joy too.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 04/12/2018
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