Rosebud Salve Original

(Translation of Buddhism in Daily Life, SGI Quarterly No. 12, April 1998)

The Buddhist principle of the inseparability of subject and environment unit of the individual and their environment (Esho funi ) means that life (sho) and environment (e) are inseparable (funi). Funi significa "dos pero no dos." Esto significa que aunque percibamos las cosas que nos rodean como si estuvieran separadas de nosotros, existe una dimensión de nuestras vidas que es una con el universo. En el nivel más básico de la vida misma, no hay separación entre nosotros y el ambiente que nos rodea.El Budismo enseña que la vida se manifiesta tanto en un individuo vivo como en las condiciones objetivas. Nichiren escribió: "La vida a cada momento abarca (...) tanto al individuo y al ambiente de todos los seres sensibles en cada condición de vida, como a los seres insensibles: plantas, cielo y tierra y hasta la más diminuta partícula de polvo.""La vida" significa el individuo subjetivo que experimenta los efectos of past actions and is able to create new cases for the future. The environment is the objective sphere where the karmic effects of life take shape. Every living thing has its own unique atmosphere. For example, a person whose inner life is in a state of hell can feel the atmosphere inside a crowded train as if it was hellish, while a person in the state known as a bodhisattva in Buddhism (see the January 1998) could achieve compassion and camaraderie with others in the same apuro.Las People also create physical environments that reflect their inner reality. For example, someone who is depressed is likely to neglect their personal appearance and your home. Moreover, insurance and generous person, creates a warm and attractive to alrededor.De According to Buddhism, everything around us, including family relationships and work, is a reflection of our lives. Everything is seen through the individual and is modified according to the state within the individual life. So, if we change ourselves, our circumstances will also change inevitablemente.Este is a liberating concept as it means that there is no need to seek enlightenment outside ourselves or in a particular place. Wherever we are, whatever the circumstances, we express our innate Buddhahood and thus transform the experience of our environment in "the land of Buddha", a place of joy where we can create value for ourselves and for demás.Nichiren wrote: "If the minds of the people are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure so is their land. No two lands, pure and impure in themselves. The difference lies only in the goodness or evil of our minds. " ("Evil" means selfishness and shortsighted actions based on greed, arrogance, fear and aggression.) This can be illustrated simply with the state of natural environment in different societies. In some rural areas, indigenous people show great respect for the natural environment, without taking more than they need, so the riches of nature are preserved and in return provide food and clothing. However, in developed areas where the predominant materialistic greed, the environment has been commonly stripped and ravaged with effect catastróficos.La single most positive action we can take to society and the earth, is to transform our own lives so that cease to be dominated by anger, greed and fear. When we manifest wisdom, generosity and honesty, we are more helpful in making choices and be found naturally in a generous and comfortable. Often, we can not anticipate the long-term results of our actions, and it is difficult to believe that the choices of an individual can really affect the state of the world, but Buddhism teaches that through the unity of the individual and the environment, everything is more interrelacionado.Tanto believe that our actions make a difference, the the greater the difference we can do.