Buddhism elucidates the principle,
“like the lotus flower in the water.”(*)
Let’s live out our lives fulfilling our mission
amidst the harsh-ridden realities of life,
just like the lotus that blooms forth
with unsullied purity from muddy waters.
Therein you will discover magnificent flowers
of happiness!
(*)The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras,” 263
Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda’s recent guidance.
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