Myoho Renge Kyo, the Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Dharma, is not simply a scripture or a kind of conceptual teaching. It represents the true nature of reality itself. While the title – Myoho Renge Kyo – is the name of the scripture, more importantly it refers to the ultimate reality, which is what the scripture is teaching. Myoho Renge Kyo is the unity of the life of Shakyamuni Buddha and the Wonderful Dharma, and the union of the Buddha’s awakening and our own Buddha-nature. By reciting the title, we are calling upon and bringing to mind the profound teaching, or Wonderful Dharma, of the Lotus Sutra. We recite the title because the Buddha-nature within us responds to its meaning and significance. In turn, the Odaimoku acts as a catalyst that brings out our awakening.