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Life is a series of changes, a succession of ups and downs. But those who possess a prime point, a home to which they can return no matter what happens, are strong. To come home to the world of friendship in the SGI, to talk things over and prepare for a fresh departure-this is the way I hope all of you will live. When you do, you will advance upon a fundamentally unerring path to happiness.
If the minds of living beings are impure, their land is also impure, but if their minds are pure, so is their land. There are not two lands, pure or impure in themselves. The difference lies solely in the good or evil of our minds. It is the same with a Buddha and an ordinary being. While deluded, one is called an ordinary being, but when enlightened one is called a Buddha. This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a jewel when polished.
Nichiren Daishonin