What is Ten Nyō-ze?
First, I will start with an explanation
of Ten Nyo-ze.
The Ten Nyo-ze is the law that forms
the philosophical skeleton of the Law
of Origin.
Its name is as follows:
1. Outer phase
2. Characteristics
3. Main Body
4. Power
5. Effect
6. Cause
7. Auxiliary cause
8. Result
9. Reward
10. First ‘Outer phase’ and
Last ‘Reward’ are essentially equal
What is 1. Outer phase
The first “Outer phase” is literally the
external phase, that is, the
“Appearance”.
For instance, there are various phases
in the world, such as Facial phases, the
phases of people’s behavior, people’s
walking phases, and the phases of
mind, etc.
The best feature of Outer phase is
“Easy to understand.”
For example, the difference between
fire and water can be seen at a glance
by looking at their outer phase.
Also, the difference between a city
and a village can be seen at a glance
by looking at their outer phase.
In this way, the reason that “At a glance,
you can immediately understand all the
contents,” is because the outer phase
displays all of its inner surface and
content outwardly.
The same is true for a person’s facial
phases. All of the person’s content will
be displayed there.
Outer phases display all of a person’s
past and future lives.
Amateurs sometimes do not understand
that. However, when a professional
person who is experienced in looking at
facial phases sees it, it is clearly visible.
However, in the case of people’s past
and future phases, there are people
who display them well in their facial
phases and those who do not display
them. In the case of those who do not
display, even if ordinary people look
at (him or her), they do not understand
well.
However, when the experienced
“Facial Phase-Seeing Experts” look at
them, they can see every person’s face
display their past and future.
The same is true of the Buddha who
practices the Law of Origin.
When the Buddha saw the phases of
one situation, he recorded in his heart,
both the events that would occur in
the past and the future, like an
experienced “Facial Phase-Seeing
Experts.”
What is 2. Characteristic
Next, regarding “2. Characteristic,”
the biggest feature of Characteristic is
that it is “Inner“.
Characteristic refers to the inner
Characteristic of the mind.
Therefore, the essence of Characteristic
is Inner.
Also, because Characteristic is Inner,
its feature will become, as opposed to
‘Outer phase’ mentioned above,
“Difficult to understand.”
The human mind is difficult to
understand. There are a lot of people
not understandable what’s they are
thinking in their hearts.
However, if we combine 1. Outer phase
and 2. Characteristic, it can be said,
“‘Outer phase of 1’ displays the
‘Difficult phase of mind of 2’ well
on the outside.”
Therefore, Outer phase is easy to
understand, while Characteristic is
hard to understand.
The biggest feature of
Characteristic is to generate
Wisdom
“2. Characteristic” has another big
feature.
It is the fact that the characteristic of
the human mind generates Wisdom.
This is greatest feature of Characteristic,
and is Greatest Power.
Wisdom arises from the Characteristic
of the mind.
What is 3. Main body
Next, let’s talk about Main Body.
For example, a cow’s calf grows up with
its calf’s parent as its main body. A foal
grows up with its parent as its main body.
The main body means “What the organism
depends on and is essential for
life support.”
Also, the main body is always
the same kind.
The main body of the calf is not the
parent horse. Always a parent cow.
The corporate also has a main body.
The main body of a corporate branch
is its parent corporate.
If the branch leaves the parent
corporate, the management will not
be able to stand.
The main body of a person who
practices the Law of Origin is
Buddha-nature
Then, what is the main body of
a person, who acts with the
“Law of Origin that managess
all phenomena,” in other words,
what is the main body of Buddha?
It is Buddha-nature.
Buddha-nature is the main body
of the Buddha and at the same time,
the main body of the Law of Origin.
So what is Buddha Nature?
Buddha-nature is the characteristic
of Buddha which is in all people,
creatures, things, events and
phenomena in this world.
Each of our minds is endowed with
Buddha-nature, and the organizations
such as societies and nations,
as well as a larger unit of organization
such as human societies, are also
endowed with Buddha-nature.
All things in the natural world and
the universe are endowed with
Buddha-nature.
For that reason, Buddha-nature is
becoming the main body of the
Law of Origin.
The reason why the power of the
Law of Origin can spread to all
phenomena in the phenomenal
world, and also this law can manage
all phenomena, is because this law is
endowed “Buddha-nature” as
its main body.
Therefore, the main body of a person
(Buddha) who practices the Law of
Origin necessarily becomes
Buddha-nature.
Your Wisdom achieves merging
with the Buddha-nature
Next, let’s think about the Main Body
from the “Relationship between
2.Characteristic and 3.Main Body“
mentioned earlier.
Earlier, when I talked about
2. Characteristic, I said,
“The characteristic of the human mind
generates Wisdom.”
That Wisdom has the power to merge
you with ‘Buddha-nature’.
Furthermore, only Wisdom has the power
to merge with “Buddha-nature and the
Law of Origin.”
Then, is it not possible to fuse with
Buddha-nature by other human powers,
such as the power of Patience, that of
Mercy, that of Love, that of
Concentration, etc.?
It is not unable, but if those powers are
led by Wisdom, Fusion with Buddha-
nature is possible.
In this sense, only Wisdom allows the
fusion with Buddha-nature.
Then, why does wisdom alone have
the power to merge with Buddha
Nature?
This is because only the power of
Wisdom can perceive the existence
of Buddha-nature that is in all things.
As I said earlier, Buddha-nature is
present in all living beings, material,
non-material, happenings and
phenomena in this world.
Wisdom alone is able to identify with
certainty the existence of the
Buddha-nature that is present equally
and unique to such innumerable
individuals, materias, events and
phenomena.
Wisdom is able to distinguish between
the “Vast world and the Subtle world,”
and between the “Whole world and
the Individual world,” and
see Buddha-nature that are equally
present there.
Also, even if your eyes cannot see the
Buddha-nature itself, your wisdom can
identify its existence from the workings
of Buddha- nature.
For example, Scientists can identify
the existence of electrons, protons,
elementary particles, etc. in atoms from
their various functions and effects,
even if they cannot see them directly.
It is the same.
Buddha-nature also, as the main body
of the Law of Origin, if you carry out the
Mercy and Wisdom act, it will have
a great positive effect on your own life,
society, and the international
community.
Your wisdom sees these various actions
and workings of the Buddha-nature and
definitely identifies the existence of
Buddha-nature.
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So when your wisdom merges with
Buddha-nature, what kind of wisdom
does your wisdom become?
If your wisdom merges with
Buddha-nature, your wisdom can
become the Vast and Boundless
Wisdom.
For example, if the box is large,
the lid will become also large.
It is the same.
Also, since Merging with Buddha-
nature is the same as Merging with
the Law of Origin, your wisdom will
exert the power of the Law of Origin,
and be able to handle any problem.
What is 4’s “Power”
Next is about 4. Power.
What is the Power of 4?
When your Wisdom is generated
from “2. the Characteristic of your
mind,” your Wisdom will merge
with the Buddha-nature, which is
the main body of the Law of Origin,
so the power of the Law of Origin is
exerted.
That power is the “Power” of 4.
What kind of power, specifically,
is that?
It is the “Power to emit Mercy and
Goodness.”
This Mercy and Goodness is a Mercy
that you emit right away when you
face some problem without being
told by anyone.
Therefore, it is called the
“Power of Ji-Zen-Kon.”
“Ji-Zen” in “Ji-Zen-Kon” means
“Mercy and Goodness” and “Kon”
means Root.
Your Mercy and Goodness are
like the roots of a tree, deeply
rooted in the earth of your heart.
Therefore, you have the power
to immediately emit Mercy and
Goodness when faced with any
problem.
For instance, currently, Canada is
experiencing massive forest fires.
Due to the heat fog and haze including
air pollutants, the sky in New York is
being dyed red. It is said to be the
worst air pollution in history.
They are detrimental to health and
it is an extremely dangerous situation.
Then, in response to those events,
you emit the heart of Mercy.
For instance, to person whom you
meet at the place of work or your life,
you say in your mind,
“I wish this person’s increase of
Good luck,” and send (him or her)
Mercy. It is the same.
To the forest fires in Canada, you send
Mercy with following words:
“I wish the wildfires in Canada are
smoothly extinguished.”
Next, you connect your Mercy heart
to the Law of Origin by your wisdom.
When you do so, your Mercy’s power
will be expanded and strengthened by
the power of the Law of Origin, and
you will acquire the power that can be
exerted in a wider range.
