Saturday, June 13, 2020

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— THE TRUE ASPECT OF ALL PHENOMENA — (pt.7)
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The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
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But now you must build your reputation on the Lotus Sutra and give yourself up to it. At the Ceremony in the Air, when the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions gathered together, the two Buddhas, SHAKYAMUNI AND MANY TREASURES, NODDED IN AGREEMENT. WHAT THEY DECIDED ON WAS NOTHING OTHER THAN THE PERPETUATION OF THE LAW THROUGHOUT THE LATTER DAY.
Many Treasures Buddha had offered Shakyamuni Buddha a place beside him, and when they unfurled the banner of Myoho-renge-kyo, the two leaders of the entire multitude made their decision together. Could there have  been anything false in their decision? THEIR ULTIMATE PURPOSE IN MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE A WAY FOR ALL OF US LIVING BEINGS TO ATTAIN BUDDHAHOOD.
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Although I was not at that ceremony,  on looking at the sutra, this is crystal-clear. On the other hand, I may have been at the ceremony, but since I am a common mortal, it is beyond my power to know the past. There is no doubt, however, that in my present life I am the votary of the Lotus Sutra, and that in the future I will therefore reach the seat of enlightenment without fail. Judging the past from this point of view, I must have been at the Ceremony in the Air. There can be no discontinuity between the three existences of past, present, and future.
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Because I view things this way, I feel immeasurable delight even though I am now an exile. Joy as well as sorrow moves us to tears. Tears express our feelings for both blessings and misfortune. The one thousand arhats shed tears in memory of the Buddha, and in tears Bodhisattva Manjushri chanted Myoho-renge-kyo.
From among those one thousand arhats, the Venerable Ananda replied in tears, “This is what I heard.”
The tears of all the others fell, wetting their inkstones, and they wrote Myoho-renge-kyo, followed by “This is what I heard.” I, Nichiren, now feel exactly as they did.
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