Therefore, it is important to coordinate all human activities with the Law. Without this basic harmony, human endeavors cannot produce the maximum effect. This doesn't mean, however, to underestimate human effort. Needless to say, 'The Lotus Sutra' in this quotation indicates the Gohonzon. The point of this guidance is that we must commit ourselves to our occupation in the same way that we commit ourselves to Buddhist practice.
Life is so transitory that it is often compared to a dream.
However, in this short life, man manifests the highest life-condition from within his own life through Buddhist practice. On the contrary, if he is out of harmony with the Law, all his efforts will bear only a little fruit. For example, no matter how much a cherry tree possesses good potential for flowering and bearing fruit, blossoming and fruition are impossible without water and sunlight. Buddhahood, if explained in this sequence, means the fusion of human and cosmic law. The key to fusion is having faith in the Gohonzon.