Someone makes us angry.
It’s their fault.
BUT: It is our own inherent cause that makes us react that way [being angry, blaming]

It is neither simple nor enjoyable to recognize the inherent cause of our anger. That’s why its also difficult to realize that the answer to all our problems lies in breaking karmic chains, in our personal human revolution.
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The simultaneity of cause and effect
A person creates their own destiny with -
thoughts
words = action = KARMA = energy
deeds

The law of cause and effect:
Inherent cause has a latent effect.
This latent effect will become a manifest effect through an external cause. Thus:
Manifest effect contains both an inherent cause and a latent effect.

This is a dynamic process.
The whole world and the universe are one dynamic movement/interaction.
The dynamic process in a negative sense is a downward spiral.

Inherent cause: NYOZE-IN
External cause: NYOZE-EN
Latent effect: NYOZE-KA
Manifest effect: NYOZE-HO

Our practice teaches us:
We – form, nature, entity – make effort = power
to chant daimoku = influence our life state

Daimoku = Buddhafunction = inherent cause
The Gohonzon = external cause
Activated Buddhahood influences our karma = latent cause
Enlightenment = manifest effect

What is the Gohonzon?
The Gohonzon activates our buddha nature, just as bad news can activate our state of anger.

Do more than simply directing your prayers to the Gohonzon, allow yourself to receive from the Gohonzon as well.

Mister Tsuji said: Direct your daimoku like a beacon to your weakest and darkest sides of your nature. Bring your inner Gohonzon in contact with the Gohonzon outside yourself.

This page was last modified on Sunday, August 20, 2006.