Tues. Oct. 10th, 2023 Daily Gosho + Wed. Oct. 11th Daily Encouragement

*Today is a Japanese national press holiday so there is no "To My Friends" today…back tomorrow! In the meantime we carry on with our other main features!

Tuesday, October 10th, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO --
" A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around the tall pine can grow to a thousand feet."

"On Establishing 

the Correct Teaching 

for the Peace of the Land," 

WND-l page 17

Selection Source:  

Member's Experience in Faith

Seikyo Newspaper: Oct. 9th, 2023

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin awakened to the Law of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the fundamental Law for attaining enlightenment, and established it is as the essential teaching of the Latter Day. The daimoku of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the seed of Buddhahood that enables all people to become Buddhas. By embracing the Mystic Law, ordinary people of the Latter Day, even those completely lacking 'good roots,' or good causes from past existences, can reveal the world of Buddhahood within and attain enlightenment.

"Therefore, the Daishonin's statement that 'ordinary people born in the latter age can believe in the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 358) refers to people born in this troubled age having the wondrous good fortune to encounter, embrace faith in, and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, the ultimate Law for attaining enlightenment.

"As Soka Gakkai members, we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, vibrantly put our Buddha wisdom to work in society, and dedicate ourselves to spreading trust and friendship. Our way of life is clear proof that all people possess the life state of Buddhahood."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [90] A Hope-Inspiring Life Philosophy for the Real World, Opening the Way to Enlightenment for All, October 2022 Daibyaku Renge, the Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released August 2023.

--- KYO NO GOSHO --- 
"SOYO KIBI NI FUSHITE BANRI O WATARI HEKIRA SHOTO NI KAKARITE SENJIN O NOBU" 

"RISSHO ANKOKU RON,"

New Gosho Zenshu page 36,
Gosho Zenshu page 26) 

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