We live at this time as ordinary people chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” actually revealing joy without limits the enlightenment of mutual possession of the Ten Worlds in our present form.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “The
Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings says: The word ke, or “phantom,” refers to the element of form or the body. The word jō, or “city,” refers to the element of the mind. The provisional teachings declare that these two elements of body and mind are characterized by impermanence. But the message of the Lotus Sutra is the assertion that this impermanence is in fact a state of permanent abiding. That is, the phantom city is identical with the treasure land, the place where the treasure is to be found. In effect, now Nichiren and his followers, people who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, gain enlightenment into the fact that our bodies and minds are the Wonderful Law itself, namely, that the phantom city is identical with the treasure land. The Ten Worlds are all of them phantom cities, and each of these Ten Worlds is a treasure land.” [Chapter Seven: The Parable of the Phantom City] The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings (p. 72) http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
The place of our practice is the pure land chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” in every moment our body and mind is the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha nature.
Truly yours,
Tho Tsu 04/09/2018
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