It just takes a flash of light to shatter the darkness of countless aeons. But it takes more than just a flash of light to destroy the darkness forever. A little light of the Dharma is good. But just a little light of the Dharma is not good enough. That much light can only destroy that much darkness. Burn on bright the torch of Truth. Light up the countless other torches that light up the other torches...
To create a land of infinite light, of infinite life, with not a moment of darkness is to create a Pureland, paradise.
From "The Daily Enlightenment" Book 1, Reflections for the practising Buddhists.
