"Why do you not, if only this once, try planting the wonderful seeds that lead to eternal and unchanging Buddhahood? Though at present you may taste only a tiny fraction of the everlasting joys that await you in the future, surely you should not spend your time thoughtlessly coveting worldly fame and profit, which are as fleeting as a bolt of lightning or the morning dew.
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"Since childhood, I, Nichiren, have never prayed for the secular things of this life but have single-mindedly sought to become a Buddha."
Neither Toda nor Ikeda were enlightened so why would anyone follow them or their unenlightened organization rather than Shakyamuni Buddha and Nichiren Daishonin?
As far as conspicuous benefits, there are testimonials in every religion but here again, we look to Nichiren. Nichiren's abilities to survive far surpassed other religious and secular figures such as Jesus, Osama Bin Laden, and Napoleon. He attributed his survival to Namu myoho renge kyo
I have escaped certain death twice in my life [that I know of] so, among other things, I too believe in the conspicuous benefit of Namu Myoho renge kyo.
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