When one comes to the end of one's good fortune, no strategy whatsoever prevails. When one's karmic rewards are exhausted, even one's retainers no longer follow one....Therefore, you must summon up the great power of faith more than ever. Do not blame the heavenly gods if you exhaust your good fortune and lose thier protection.
It is the heart that is important. No matter how earnestly Nichiren prays for you, if you lack faith, it will be like setting fire to wet tinder. Spur yourself to muster the power of faith. Regard your survival as wondrous. Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. "All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out." These golden words would never prove false. The heart of strategy and swordsmanship derives from the Mystic Law. Have profound faith. A coward cannot have any of his prayers answered.
Source: Writings of Nichiren Daishonin -1, Pg. 1000-1001
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