This universe is the entity of the Buddha and all phenomena are manifestations of the Buddha’s compassion. Or it may be more apt to say that compassion is the original nature of the universe. The existence of the sun, the moon’s light, the mutual pulling together and relating of stars, the wind and storms, the growth of grasses and trees-are all manifestations of compassion, and it is simply we who have arbitrarily decided that there is no heart or mind in nature.
Toda Josei, 1983. Jihiron [Theory of Compassion]. In Toda Josei Zenshu [The Collected Works of Josei Toda] vol. 3, (Tokyo: Seikyo Shimbunsha,), p. 44.
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