Monday, November 27th, 2023
-- DAY BY DAY
MONTH AFTER MONTH --
Kosen-rufu is a grand undertaking
spanning ten thousand years
and more.
It is, therefore,
It is, therefore,
most vital to pass down
what the "heart" of strong faith is
and the eternal
and the eternal
"Soka Gakkai spirit"
from generation to generation.
Monday, November 27th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood
Monday, November 27th, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Arouse deep faith, and diligently polish your mirror day and night. How should you polish it? Only by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."
(On Attaining Buddhahood
in This Lifetime
- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Seikyo Newspaper, Nov. 27th, 2023
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our second president, Josei Toda, also waged a tenacious struggle in prison after being arrested for his beliefs. There, he had a profound spiritual awakening. Intensely pondering the true nature of the Buddha, he suddenly realised that the Buddha is life itself. Also, as he persisted in contemplating the profound essence of the Lotus Sutra, he awakened to his identity and mission as a Bodhisattva of the Earth.* Based on these realisations, he examined the view of life presented in The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and began to interpret and teach the Lotus Sutra as a philosophy of life.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Our second president, Josei Toda, also waged a tenacious struggle in prison after being arrested for his beliefs. There, he had a profound spiritual awakening. Intensely pondering the true nature of the Buddha, he suddenly realised that the Buddha is life itself. Also, as he persisted in contemplating the profound essence of the Lotus Sutra, he awakened to his identity and mission as a Bodhisattva of the Earth.* Based on these realisations, he examined the view of life presented in The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and began to interpret and teach the Lotus Sutra as a philosophy of life.
"This is the starting point of Soka Buddhist study. Namely, by making this profound view of life our foundation, each of us reveals our infinite potential and unlocks our dynamic power and free-flowing wisdom."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, Key Passages from The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, [1] Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Hold High the Banner of Respect for the Dignity of Life! Freely and Dynamically Lecturing on the Lotus Sutra! Daibyakurenge, November 2022, translation released October 2023.
-- TSUKIZUKI HIBINI --
KOSENRUFU WA MANNEN NI WATARU DAIJIGYO DE ARU.
SEDAI KARA SEDAI E TSUYOKI SHINJIN NO "KOKORO" O,
EIEN NO "GAKKAI SEISHIN" O TSUTAETE IKUNODA.
The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
https://www.seikyoonline.com/article/0487ACED111075C6F1C2C207FAD91C1C
--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
FUKAKU SHINJIN O OKOSHITE NICHIYA CHOBO NI MATA OKOTARAZU MIGAKU BESHI
IKAYO NI SHITEKA MIGAKU BEKI TADA NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE
TATEMATSURU O KORE O MIGAKU TOWA IU NARI
(New Gosho Zenshu page 317, Gosho Zenshu page 384)
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