Attaining Buddhahood
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“Buddhism explicitly denies the existence of a force external to human life. As Nichiren Daishonin states in On Attaining Buddhahood, one of his most famous writings:
You must never seek any of Shakyamuni’s teachings or the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the universe outside yourself. Your mastery of the Buddhist teachings will not relieve you of mortal suffering in the least unless you perceive the nature of your own life. If you seek enlightenment outside yourself, any discipline or good deed will be meaningless. For example, a poor man cannot earn a penny just by counting his neighbour’s wealth, even if does so night and day.
The implication of this denial is that, ultimately, human beings are totally responsible for their own destinies…
In Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism, prayer takes the form of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, which reveals one’s inherent Buddhahood, the highest state of one’s life. In other words, rather than asking for help from without, whilst chanting you summon up the courage and wisdom from within your own life in order to confront and overcome any problem you may be facing. In addition to this, by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo you reveal the Law in your own life, thereby putting yourself in harmony, or rhythm, with the universal Law.”
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