See The Cause of My Life I am currently publishing here daily quotes taken from A Buddhist Kaleidoscope: Essays On The Lotus Sutra, an anthology edited by Gene Reeves. My 32 Days of the Lotus Sutra practice is currently using The Threefold Lotus Sutra: A Modern Translation for Contemporary Readers for my afternoon English recitation. … Continue reading Buddhism for Today
The teaching of an ideal state of mind is holy indeed, but it does not show its worth so long as it lies idle in one’s mind. The true worth of the ideal teaching is appreciated only when and where people realize it little by little in their daily lives. This is clearly displayed through … Continue reading The True Worth of the Ideal
Sakyamuni Buddha said to the Buddha Abundant Treasures: “This Bodhisattva Wonder Sound desires to see you.” Instantly the Buddha Abundant Treasures addressed Wonder Sound: “Excellent, excellent, that you have been able to come here to pay homage to Sakyamuni Buddha, to hear the Law-Flower Sutra, and to see Mañjuśrī and the others.” The words spoken … Continue reading The First Requisite
[T]here is a great misunderstanding of the status of bodhisattvas. True salvation is realized only through the Buddha. … Salvation comes from our realization of the existence of the truth, and there is only one truth. A bodhisattva is one who has a great will to save others, and he can certainly save all living … Continue reading The Status of Bodhisattvas
What is meant by the statement that in comparison with the Buddha King Wisdom of the Pure Flower Constellation and the Bodhisattva Wonder Sound, the body of Sakyamuni Buddha is short and small and all the bodhisattvas are small of stature, not emitting rays of light from their bodies? This figure of speech points out … Continue reading The Gap Between Ideal and Actuality