"My wish, therefore, is that the clerics and lay believers of our present age, even though they may think that this writing of mine embodies erroneous ideas, will put aside such thoughts for the moment and instead will open up Commentary on the Ten Stages Sutra and look to see whether that work places the Lotus Sutra in the “difficult-to-practice” category or not, and will carefully consider the passage in Nembutsu Chosen above All that reads, “Judging from this, we may assume [that the esoteric Mahayana teachings and the true Mahayana teachings are both included in the Sacred Way].” Having done that, they may then decide what is right and what is wrong. I hope they will not make the mistake of putting faith in evil friends, lending an ear to erroneous teachings, and thus living out their present lives to no good purpose." -- Nichiren
Likewise, my wish is that those Soka Gakkai and Nichiren Shoshu members who think that my writings embody erroneous ideas will put aside such thoughts for the moment and instead open up the Lotus Sutra and authentic writings of Nichiren Daishonin [and the various translations] and determine for yourselves whether or not my accusations about the teachings and men of the Soka Gakkai and Nichiren Shoshu have merit.
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