Shinran laid out the purpose of life and urged its attainment with incomparable clarity:
The universal purpose of life is to destroy the root of suffering and gain joy in being alive, so that you rejoice at having been born human and live on in eternal happiness.
No matter how hard your life may be, keep on until you accomplish this purpose. The nine decades of his life were focused single-mindedly on this message.
From Introduction "you were born for a reason
the real purpose of life "
Translated and adapted by Juliet Winters Carpenter
(lchimannendo Publishing, Inc.)
“you were born for a reason is a solemn and profound book”
Edward Seidensticker
The universal purpose of life is to destroy the root of suffering and gain joy in being alive, so that you rejoice at having been born human and live on in eternal happiness.
No matter how hard your life may be, keep on until you accomplish this purpose. The nine decades of his life were focused single-mindedly on this message.
From Introduction "you were born for a reason
the real purpose of life "
Translated and adapted by Juliet Winters Carpenter
(lchimannendo Publishing, Inc.)
“you were born for a reason is a solemn and profound book”
Edward Seidensticker
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