"Enjoying health and long life is the mark of solid faith."
and out of the other side of his mouth:
"From the standpoint of eternity, there is hardly any difference between a 'long' and a 'short' life. Therefore, it's not whether one's life is long, or short, but how one lives that is important."
Maybe this is a * pre and post split with the temple* teaching issue. Or perhaps the first quote was after he reached 50 ?[ surviving 20 years beyond his doctor's prediction].
ReplyDeleteIn any case neither quote is consistent with Nichiren's teachings. Nichiren didn't write platitudes !!
~Katie