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[11] OUR CONCERN FOR KOSEN-RUFU ENABLES US TO BECOME BUDDHAS
Shari-hotsu. Nyorai chiken. Kodai jinnon. Muryo muge. Riki. Mu-sho-i. Zenjo. Gedas. Sanmai. Jin nyu musai. Joju issai. Mi-zo-u ho.
Shariputra, the wisdom of the Thus Come One is expansive and profound. He has immeasurable [Mercy], ulimited [eloquence], power, fearlessness, concentration, emancipation and samadhis, and has deeply entered the boundless and awakened to the Law never before attained.
- “fearlessness” means to expound the Law bravely and without fear. It indicates the Buddha’s unshakable self confidence in expounding the Law. Fearlessness means courage arising from great confidence.
- The Buddha is fearless. He is enlightened to the supreme truth and he has great confidence with the Mystic Law.
- The Buddha has permanently extinguished all illusion; that is, he definitely will not be defeated by worries or sufferings.
- The Buddha encourages others to defeat the three obstacles and four devils.
- Nichiren Diashonin stated, “If Nichiren’s disciples are cowardly, their prayers cannot be answered.” He teaches that, while vigorously chanting the daimoku of Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, we should speak out for justice.
- If you have fear, then you cannot say anything that will strike a chord in another person’s heart. Nor will any wisdom well forth in your life.
- Sometimes even a single word from a person of strong faith is enough to win the wholehearted understanding of someone whom not even a great scholar could reach. This is the power of wisdom, the power of character, the power of faith.
The Buddha Freely Spreads the Law Among the People
- A Buddha is a Buddha precisely because he continually ponders and takes action to help others resolve their worries.
Shari-hotsu. Nyorai no. Shuju fun-betsu. Gyo ses sho ho. Gon-ji nyunan. Ekka shushin. Shari-hotsu. Shu yo gon shi. Muryo muhen. Mi-zo-u ho. Bus shitsu joju.
“Shariputra, the Thus Come One knows how to make various kinds of distinctions and to expound the teachings skilfully. His words are soft and gentle and can delight the hearts of the assembly.”
- The Mystic Law is limitless and boundless.
Praying for the Happiness of Others
- “soft and gentle” does not simply mean kind. They are words that touch acord in others’ lives, words that move people. That is, they express an understanding of others’ feelings.
- Since deep down everyone desires true happiness, words uttered with ardent prayer for someone’s happiness, even if they are strong, are “soft and gentle.”
- The Daishonin stated: “Even though one may resort to harsh words, if such words help the person to whom they are addressed, then they are worthy to be regarded as truthful words and gentle words. Similarly, though one may use gentle words, if they harm the personto whom they are addressed, they are in fact deceptive words, harsh words.
- There is a saying: good advice jars the ear, good medicine tastes bitter. Obsequious words are dangerous.
- In society today, “truthful words” are few. We are deluged by words of self-interest and calculation, words intended to cause injury, and words of playful caprice. These days we simply don’t hear words of truth that issue from the depths of one person’s heart and penetrate the heart of another.
Conducting Hope Filled Dialogue
- “Soft and gentle” words are those that are spoken in good faith. Such words are sincere; they are earnest; and they have propriety.
Soka Creation 
