sermon
Address at the World Parliament of Religions
Addresses of Soyen Shaku
Text
We Buddhists believe in a universal law of causation, which governs the rise and fall of all things. This law is the foundation of the moral order. No God made it; no God can unmake it. It operates in the heavens and on the earth, in the realm of mind and the realm of matter, alike and without exception. Through understanding this law, we attain freedom. Through ignorance of it, we remain in bondage. The purpose of the Buddha's teaching is to awaken human beings to this law so that they may live in harmony with the truth and attain the highest peace.
Attribution
By Soyen Shaku
From Addresses of Soyen Shaku
Sources
Addresses of Soyen Shaku: Address at the World Parliament of Religions