"It is impossible to fathom one's karma. Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword. Worthies and sages are tested by abuse. My present exile is not because of any secular crime. It is solely so that I may expiate in this lifetime my past grave offenses and be freed in the next from the three evil paths."
From Gosho "Letter from Sado" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 303)
From Gosho "Letter from Sado" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 303)
