(As stated before, most of the passages herein have been taken from the book "Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death" by Daisaku Ikeda, President of the Nichiren Buddhists Organization SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL".)
Hello everyone, happy new week, I just want to finish up the subject I"ve been on the past week, death. This passage was from Jose Toda, the second president of Soka Gakkai Int'l. (Ikeda was the third.)
Nirvana, that is, oour death, is a means to our rebirth. ith age, we are destined to become weak and sickly, and eventually, to die. At death, our physical body will decay, but our life will merge back into the great life of the universe. In this latent stage, it recharges with energy, so to speak, for its rebirth. In this way, we repeat the cycle of birth and death, based on the Law permeating all living things and phenomena in the universe. Death, then, can be likened to the function of sleep. It is an expedient means to dispel our fatigue and rejuvenate our lives for our next existence.
Undergoing the cycle of life and death in the 9 worlds, means navigating one's way awkwardly through difficulties and hardships. It is like veering along a path strewn with pot holes; sometimes we fall in and cannot get back on track; sometimes we have accidents and get injured. On the other hand, experiencing life in the world of Buddhahood is like driving a high performance car on a smooth highway while enjoying the brilliant scenery around us.
For the present, this ends the discussion, if you will, on the subject of death. In short, not to fear. If anyone reading these past blogs lately, and should decide to just examine Nichiren Buddhism, he/she would find out a new way to enjoy live to the fullest, without fear and trepidation. Cheers. CJ
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