How effective it is to chant Lotus sutra and Na Mu Myo Ho Renge Kyo twice a day instead of zazen. What is your view on Nichiren shu and Lotus Sutra.

July 7, 2015, 8:03 am

There is no meaning in comparing zazen and reading the lotus sutra. They both have their good points. For deepening one´s samadhi it would be necessary to learn the sutra by heart, because you cannot keep reading the lotus sutra while working. Zazen can be practiced 24 hourse a day, when you eat, work and sleep - all is zazen.