January 20, 2025
LOTUS JEWELS（Nichiren Shu News NO251）
Other people’s inability to become a Buddha is your inability to become a Buddha. For others to become a Buddha means for you to become a Buddha.
—Nichiren Shonin, Ichidai Shogyo Tai-i, Outline of All the Holy Teachings of the Buddha (ST 10)
In another example of how Nichiren makes the wonderful and mysterious Dharma of the Lotus Sutra simple and direct, this passage reminds us of how important it is to respect all the people we share our world with. In the same way, when we have solid faith in the Buddha assuring us of our capacity for enlightenment, we see that same capacity in everyone around us.
—Rev. Shinkyo Warner