If in this present existence I am so fearful for my life that I fail to speak out, then in what future existence will I ever attain Buddhahood? Or in what future existence will I ever be able to bring salvation to my parents and my teacher? With thoughts such as these uppermost in my mind, I decided that I must begin to speak out. And, just as I had expected, I was ousted, I was vilified, I was attacked, and I suffered wounds. (WND, 727)
Buddhist Morning Thought #33, three bodies
You, Yourself, are a Thus Come One who is originally enlightened and endowed with t he three bodies . You should chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo...
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