Seeing Our Lives as Buddhas and Our Land as the Buddha’s Realm

I have frequently remarked that it would be nice to see a movie version of the stupa that arises from the ground and the emergence of the Bodhisattvas from underground. I think it could be a truly epic production, and certainly would be epic in its message. But we do not have to wait for some creative person to take on the task. It isn’t necessary to depend on someone else to generate the visuals or the music. We can see that play out any day we choose if we awaken to the reality of it in our present lives. When we chant Odaimoku, Namu Myoho Renge Kyo, we can begin to see our lives, and our environment in new ways. We begin to recreate our own emergence from the dirt of suffering and rise up to bow before the Buddha and greet him. We see our lives as Buddhas and our land as the Buddha’s realm. When we see all this then we can show it to others.

Lotus Path: Practicing the Lotus Sutra Volume 1