Thursday, August 4th, 2022
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our deepest
and most heartfelt appreciation
goes out to all of the people
in the medical and nursing
professions,
for their hard work
and selfless dedication in
confronting the spread of the virus!
Earnestly, with all our hearts,
we are chanting daimoku
Earnestly, with all our hearts,
we are chanting daimoku
for the safety and good health
of every one of you!
Thursday, August 4th, 2022
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
-- Thursday, August 4th, 2022
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins
- WND, Vol. 1, page 444)
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Selection Source: "Kyo no Hosshin,"
Seikyo Newspaper, August 4th, 2022
Friday, August 5th, 2022
-- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT --
"'If you propagate [this teaching], devils will arise without fail. If they did not, there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching. One passage from the same volume [the fifth volume of T'ien-t'ai's* Great Concentration and Insight]** reads: "As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in confusing form, vying with one another to interfere….One should be neither influenced nor frightened by them. If one falls under their influence, one will be led into the paths of evil. If one is frightened by them, one will be prevented from practising the correct teaching." This statement not only applies to me, but also is a guide for my followers. Reverently make this teaching your own, and transmit it as an axiom of faith for future generations.' (WND–1, 501; 'Letter to the Brothers').
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANSEN KAKUDAI NI TACHIMUKAU
IRYO KAIGO TONO JUJISHA NO
KENMEINA FUNTO NI KANSHA.
MINASAMA NO BUJI TO ANNON O
KOKORO KARA INOTTE IMASU
Friday, August 5th, 2022
-- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT --
"'If you propagate [this teaching], devils will arise without fail. If they did not, there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching. One passage from the same volume [the fifth volume of T'ien-t'ai's* Great Concentration and Insight]** reads: "As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in confusing form, vying with one another to interfere….One should be neither influenced nor frightened by them. If one falls under their influence, one will be led into the paths of evil. If one is frightened by them, one will be prevented from practising the correct teaching." This statement not only applies to me, but also is a guide for my followers. Reverently make this teaching your own, and transmit it as an axiom of faith for future generations.' (WND–1, 501; 'Letter to the Brothers').
"This is the most well-known passage from 'Letter to the Brothers.'
"'If you propagate [this teaching]' means that when we engage in Buddhist practice, devilish functions that seek to obstruct our faith are certain to arise.
"The Daishonin continues: 'If they did not, there would be no way of knowing that this is the correct teaching' (WND–1, 501). Precisely because Nichiren Buddhism is the correct teaching for attaining Buddhahood, devilish functions arise to hinder our practice."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [75] To Our Future Division Members, the Torchbearers of Justice—Our Hope for the Future, Changing Karma into Mission, July 2021 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released May 2022.
* T'ien-t'ai (538—597): Also known as the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai or Chii-i. The founder of the T'ien-t'ai school in China.
** Great Concentration and Insight: A record of lectures delivered by the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai (538—597) of China and recorded by his disciple Chang-an. Together with The Profound Meaning of the Lotus Sutra and The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra, it is regarded as one of the three major works of T'ien-t'ai.
-- WAGA TOMO NI OKURU --
KANSEN KAKUDAI NI TACHIMUKAU
IRYO KAIGO TONO JUJISHA NO
KENMEINA FUNTO NI KANSHA.
MINASAMA NO BUJI TO ANNON O
KOKORO KARA INOTTE IMASU
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
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--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI
http://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
IKANARU YO NO MIDARE NIMO ONO ONO OBA HOKEKYO JURASETSU TASUKE TAMAE TO SHIMERERU KI YORI HI O IDASHI KAWAKERU TSUCHI YORI MIZU O MOKEN GA GOTOKU GOJONI MOSUNARI
(Gosho Zenshu page 1132,
New Gosho Zenshu page 1539)
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