The Lotus Sutra states that if there are men and women who have firm faith in this sutra, the Buddha will support them on his shoulders and carry them on his back. When I was about to be beheaded, the Lord Buddha Shakyamuni took my place. It is the same in the present as it was in the past. No matter whom you may marry, you must not follow him if he is an enemy of the Lotus Sutra. Strengthen your faith more than ever.
Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water.
Blue dye is produced from indigo, but if something is dyed in it repeatedly, it becomes bluer than the indigo plant itself. The Lotus Sutra itself does not change, but as you continue to strengthen your faith in it, you will be filled with more vitality and receive more blessings than other people do. Wood is vulnerable to fire, but sandalwood cannot be burned. Fire is extinguished by water, but the fire that cremated the Buddha's remains could not be quenched. Water evaporates in a time of great drought, but not if it enters the Yellow River.