"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."
Not to mention all his flip flops regarding the teachings and the Nichiren Shoshu. One day the prime point is the DaiGohonzon,the next day the DaiGohonzon is nothing special; one day there is no Buddhahood without following the High Priest, and the next day, no High Priest is necessary; one day Nichiren is the Eternal, Original, True Buddha and the next day Shakyamuni is the Eternal, Original True Buddha.
ReplyDeleteA "mind only" practice, based on hongaku shiso -- more in common with Honen than Nichiren is the one consistency that SGI upholds-- pre and post split with heretical Shoshu!!
ReplyDelete~Katie