"I will teach you how to become a Buddha easily. Teaching another something is the same as oiling the wheels of a cart so that they turn even though it is heavy, or as floating a boat on water so that it moves ahead easily. The way to become a Buddha easily is nothing special. It is the same as giving water to a thirsty person in a time of drought, or as providing fire for a person freezing in the cold. Or again, it is the same as giving another something that is one of a kind, or as offering something as alms to another even at the risk of oneâ??s life."
From Gosho "The Wealthy Man Sudatta" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 1086)
From Gosho "The Wealthy Man Sudatta" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 1086)
