Hello everyone! 🙂
Last time we learned about the evil forces that interfere with our faith.
Evil comes in many forms.
Not only evil, but also the Shoten Zenjin (The Force of the Universe) gets in our way.
The difference is that the Shoten Zenjin is testing whether our faith is sincere.
It is a sign that our faith is growing stronger and our destiny is about to change. So why not ask ourselves: “Could this be it?” and recognize it as a stepping stone to erase our bad Karma!
Sacrificing our lives for the sake of Buppo sounds so grandiose that it seems impossible to us.
Think about it.
People sacrifice their lives for greed, anger, and pleasure every day.
Men sacrifice their lives to avoid embarrassment and women give everything up for their men. People jump at the chance to make money just like a fish in water biting a hook. Many have taken drugs and died for temporary pleasure.
– from Nichiren Daishonin’s Letter from Sado, March 1272.
Our leader, Asai Sensei said:
“Take this Snow Mountain Boy as an example if you are serious about changing your circumstances and want to obtain unbreakable happiness.
Whenever you have the opportunity to obtain Buppo in exchange for your life, learn it!”
Let’s take a look at a Snow Mountain Boy who dedicated his life to spreading the Buddha’s teaching.
Unbreakable Happiness 