In this passage from “On Prayer,” Nichiren offers examples of extremely unlikely occurrences-shooting an arrow at the ground and missing it, tying up the sky, stopping the ocean’s ebb and flow or the sun rising in the west. However, countless Soka Gakkai members repeatedly prove Nichiren Buddhism’s promise: We can overcome our challenges and become happy by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and practicing as Nichiren Daishonin teaches. 345 The Prayers of Lotus Sutra Practitionersįew guarantees exist in our constantly changing world. “On Prayer,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. Though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered.
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