Some inspiration for the new SGI sub forum! This Ikeda quote, for me, encapsulates the cosmic power and ultimate answer for all that we strive in this tradition; a signpost for faith:
"This world is like a dream one dreams in a brief nap. From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference between a 'long' and a 'short' life. Therefore, it's not whether our lives are long or short but how we live that is important. It is what we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the number of people we help become happy - this is what matters.
Those who firmly establish the state of Buddhahood in their lives will enjoy this state of life eternally. This is what attaining Buddhahood means."
(The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol 4, pp. 34-5).
How we live. How we live right now ...
NMRK.
Oceano
In one simple but profound statement
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Congratulations Oceano on kicking things off!Oceano wrote:Some inspiration for the new SGI sub forum! This Ikeda quote, for me, encapsulates the cosmic power and ultimate answer for all that we strive in this tradition; a signpost for faith:
"This world is like a dream one dreams in a brief nap. From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference between a 'long' and a 'short' life. Therefore, it's not whether our lives are long or short but how we live that is important. It is what we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the number of people we help become happy - this is what matters.
Those who firmly establish the state of Buddhahood in their lives will enjoy this state of life eternally. This is what attaining Buddhahood means."
(The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol 4, pp. 34-5).
How we live. How we live right now ...
NMRK.
Oceano
Those who, even with distracted minds,
Entered a stupa compound
And chanted but once, “Namo Buddhaya!”
Have certainly attained the path of the buddhas.
-Lotus Sutra, Expedient Means Chapter
I think each human being has things to find out in his own life that are inescapable. They’ll find them out the easy way or the hard way, or whatever.
-Jerry Garcia
Entered a stupa compound
And chanted but once, “Namo Buddhaya!”
Have certainly attained the path of the buddhas.
-Lotus Sutra, Expedient Means Chapter
I think each human being has things to find out in his own life that are inescapable. They’ll find them out the easy way or the hard way, or whatever.
-Jerry Garcia
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Re: In one simple but profound statement
Yes indeed! I find this from SGI President Ikeda very useful and true:Oceano wrote:Some inspiration for the new SGI sub forum! This Ikeda quote, for me, encapsulates the cosmic power and ultimate answer for all that we strive in this tradition; a signpost for faith:
"This world is like a dream one dreams in a brief nap. From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference between a 'long' and a 'short' life. Therefore, it's not whether our lives are long or short but how we live that is important. It is what we accomplish, the degree to which we develop our state of life, the number of people we help become happy - this is what matters.
Those who firmly establish the state of Buddhahood in their lives will enjoy this state of life eternally. This is what attaining Buddhahood means."
(The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra, vol 4, pp. 34-5).
How we live. How we live right now ...
NMRK.
Oceano
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