Having a solid foundation in our lives is vitally important. It means that the ups and downs of life can come and go, but we can maintain an even keel.
Naturally that makes life easier for us, but it also means that we can be a stable influence in the lives of those around us, our loved ones and also our less immediate circle of friends, colleagues and acquaintances.
Having my Buddhist Practice at the centre, as my Honzon, as my anchor is a very liberating state of affairs. At the centre of that Practice is my Gohonzon making it the absolute centre and the pivot, around which my whole life revolves.
Of course, the centre of many people’s lives are their partners, their children, their families and that is perfectly acceptable, but does mean that their anchor is not fixed, it is ever changing. These changes can be a major source of unhappiness. How often have we seen the elderly couple, totally devoted to each other, so that when one of them dies, the other goes soon after.
Having Buddhism and my Practice as my Honzon doesn’t mean that my family and friends mean any less to me, in fact it allows me to make more of those relationships. But it does mean that as situations change, as the inevitable problems in life arise, my anchor remains firm and I can cope with those challenges all the better.
Maybe it’s not for everyone, it does take a conscious effort to make the change after all, but for me, the effort is repaid many, many times over by the feeling of constancy in my life.
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