If study is not followed with prayer and prayer not followed by action then the study is merely an intellectual indulgence. If the only response to our study is to hold that information inside, keeping solely for one’s own benefit, then the message of the Lotus Sutra has not fully been realized. The Buddha says teach others, cause others to experience joy and benefit them. How is it possible to say one believes in the Lotus Sutra and then not be moved to action?