Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Gosho passage - July 24, 2013

"If you truly fear the sufferings of birth and death and yearn for nirvana, if you carry out your faith and thirst for the way, then the sufferings of change and impermanence will become no more than yesterday’s dream, and the awakening of enlightenment will become today’s reality. If only you chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, then what offense could fail to be eradicated? What blessing could fail to come? This is the truth, and it is of great profundity. You should believe and accept it."

From Gosho "Conversation between a Sage and an Unenlightened Man" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 130)