April 28, 1951
April 18, 2008
Saturday - Cloudy
A sultry wind blew all day. Not feeling quite well. An empty day.
A meeting with T. Construction Company lasted through the morning.
Attended an evening discussion meeting at S.’s. No guests came. A spiritless meeting.
In the same way, the renegade disciples say, “Though the priest Nichiren is our teacher, he is too forceful. We will spread the Lotus Sutra in a more peaceful way.” In so asserting, they are being as ridiculous as fireflies laughing at the sun and moon, an anthill belittling Mount Hua, wells and brooks despising the river and the ocean, or a magpie mocking a phoenix.
-Letter from Sado (WND, pg 306)
Read for a while. To bed, after 3:00.
