[A]s we begin to study the Lotus Sutra – not just from a theoretical point but from a life embracing point – the critical thing is what creates meaning for you in your life. It may be at first the divisions are simply nice to know about, but have little relevance to your day-to-day practice. Eventually though you may come to feel a stronger personal connection to the sutra and wish to understand more deeply where our practice comes from and the reasons for Nichiren’s adoption of the object of veneration, or even things like why recite the two chapters we do over others in the sutra.