Citation
Kiyozawa, Manshi. “Human Commitment and the Buddha’s Work.” December Fan: The Buddhist Essays of Manshi Kiyozawa, Shinshu Center of America, 2014, pp. 29–32.
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Collations
- Human commitments can’t be accomplished perfectly because they always involve tradeoffs and we don’t always fulfill them.
- Being sincere about our human commitments can’t make us calm. If it is the basis of our life in this world then we will inevitably suffer.
- It is possible to be serious with our human commitments while still calm by gaining a firm foundation for our life—trust in Power Beyond the Self.
- We can’t take merit from our actions. We can only be grateful to the Power Beyond Us.
- Whatever we do or do not do, it is all because of the Power Beyond the Self. Therefore, there is no need to worry or regret about not doing anything.
- Complete trust to the Power Beyond the Self means not complaining about anything and yet continuously grateful.