Nudge - Week 3
Know that the person who says the nembutsu is a white lotus among people.
With these words the Tathagata likens the persons of the nembutsu to the white lotus, the flower praised as the best among best flowers, the excellent flower, the wondrous excellent flower, the rare flower, the very finest flower. Master Shan-tao of Kuang-ming temple interprets this to be praise of the person of the nembutsu as the best among the best, the excellent person, the wondrous excellent person, the truly rare person, the very finest person.
~Taken from the Collected Works of Shinran, Commentaries, Notes on Once-Calling and Many-Calling
Know that the person who says the nembutsu is a white lotus among people.
With these words the Tathagata likens the persons of the nembutsu to the white lotus, the flower praised as the best among best flowers, the excellent flower, the wondrous excellent flower, the rare flower, the very finest flower. Master Shan-tao of Kuang-ming temple interprets this to be praise of the person of the nembutsu as the best among the best, the excellent person, the wondrous excellent person, the truly rare person, the very finest person.
Here are a few examples to help you
draw your own lotus flower:
I have always been very fond of the lotus flower as a sign of enlightenment. A beautiful flower, with its roots in the mud, springing forth through the muck yet remaining untouched and pristine to reach the light. You and I have our feet in the mud of life, and yet the Dharma can spring up within us, unaffected by our suffering and show us the way into the light of Amida's compassion.
This week, let your journal page reflect your thoughts on the white lotus. Reflect on your Nembutsu journey!
Namo Amida Butsu
Jishin
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