The Buddha In Daily Life: An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin

by Richard G. Causton

According to Buddhism, Hell is not confined to any particular place but, rather, is a state of indescribable suffering which one projects onto the external environment.

Perhaps most importantly, though, if we never suffered ourselves, we would never be able to identify and sympathize with the suffering of others, or be moved to help them. In other words, in Buddhism the world of Hell leads directly to the world of Bodhisattva.

‘To act solely on instinct is to invite disaster, and those who can do no more than follow their insincts have no control over their fate.’