"A person of wisdom is not one who……" — Nichiren
"A person of wisdom is not one who practices Buddhism apart from worldly affairs but, rather, one who thoroughly understands the principles by which the world is governed."
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Nichiren
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27 Quotes by Nichiren
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Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.
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One should become the master of one's mind rather than let one's mind master him.
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Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity,decline,disgrace,honor,praise,censure,suffering, and pleasure.They…
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More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body. The most valuable of all are the…
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Do not go about complaining how hard it is to live in this world. such behavior is entirely unworthy of…
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Could there ever be a more wonderful story than your own?
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Buddhism is reason. Reason will win over your lord.
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It is the heart that is important.
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If the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so…
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A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when…
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Flint has the potential to produce fire, and gems have intrinsic value. We ordinary people can see neither our own…
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That which you give to another will become your own sustenance; if you light a lamp for another, your own…
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Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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