{"id":319,"date":"2025-01-20T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T01:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/?p=319"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T01:19:05","slug":"id319","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/read\/id319\/","title":{"rendered":"LOTUS JEWELS\uff08Nichiren Shu News NO253\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nichiren.or.jp\/english\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/LOTUS-JEWELS-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Though his government is unjust, and I fully expected to be treated unfairly, I have determined not to hold a grudge against others no matter what persecution befalls me. Perhaps due to this determined mindset, which might have become a prayer, I was able to escape many ordeals.<br><br>\u2014Shijo Kingo Shakabutsu Kuyo-ji, Opening the Eyes Service of Shijo Kingo\u2019s Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (ST 220)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When we believe we are treated badly by others, it is easy to develop hard feelings against them. Despite the strong language Nichiren often used towards those who slandered the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra, which created unimaginable difficulties in his life, he never lost respect for them. He lived within the protection of the Buddhas and protective deities and remains an example for our lives today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2014Rev. Shinkyo Warner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though his government is unjust, and I fully expected to be treated unfairly, I have determined not to hold a grudge against others no matter what persecution befalls me. Perhaps due to this determined mindset, which might have become a prayer, I was able to escape many ordeals. \u2014Shijo Kingo Shakabutsu Kuyo-ji, Opening the Eyes Service of Shijo Kingo\u2019s Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha (ST 220) When we believe we are treated badly by others, it is easy to develop hard feelings against them. Despite the strong language Nichiren often used towards those who slandered the Wonderful Dharma of the Lotus Sutra, which created unimaginable difficulties in his life, he never lost respect for them. He lived within the protection of the Buddhas and protective deities and remains an example for our lives today. \u2014Rev. 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