28th Nov. 2023 Day by Day & Month after Month, 28th Nov. Daily Gosho + 29th Nov. Daily Encouragement

A translation of the new series replacing "To My Friends,"... "Day by Day & Month after Month" based on Ikeda Sensei's guidances, and more.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
-- DAY BY DAY & MONTH AFTER MONTH --

By chanting vibrant, refreshing daimoku

with the rhythm of a gallant white steed 

galloping across the vast open plains,

let's draw forth our abundant life force, 

full of vitality.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

--- DAILY GOSHO --
"On hearing the daimoku of the sutra, one is moved to take faith in it, this is because one has accumulated a rich store of good actions in the past."

"On the Protection of the Nation," 

WND-ll page 141 

Selection Source:  Suntetsu

Seikyo Newspaper: November 28th, 2023

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"By studying The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, we gain a clear picture of a religion committed to people's happiness that humanity has long yearned for. Nichiren Buddhism in this respect has three defining characteristics.

"First, it is a Buddhism of the people. In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, we find this articulated as 'ordinary people are identical with the highest level of being [i.e., Buddhahood]' (OTT, 22) and 'the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, is an ordinary mortal' (OTT, 157).

"These passages are a declaration that the Buddha is never separate from or above human beings. Ordinary people are the foundation of everything. Each embodies the principle of 'the mutual possession of the Ten Worlds!' and therefore inherently possesses the supremely noble life state of Buddhahood. The Buddha, too, exists to help ordinary people. This is a dramatic shift— rejecting authoritarian religion and religion for religion's sake and advocating a Buddhism of the people, a religion for people's hap-piness. This is the message that runs through The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings."

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! Three defining Characteristics of Nichiren Buddhism, Daibyakurenge, November 2022, translation released October 2023.  

-- TSUKIZUKI HIBINI --

DAISOGEN O KAKENUKERU HAKUBA NO YONA

KEIKAI DE SUGASUGASHII DAIMOKU DE, MANMANTARU

SEIMEIRYOKU O WAKITATASETE IKO.

The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
https://www.seikyoonline.com/article/0487ACED111075C6F1C2C207FAD91C1C

--- KYO NO GOSHO --- 
"KONO KYO NO DAIMOKU O KIKI SHIN O SHOZURU WA SHUKUZEN NO SHINKO NARU NI YORERI." 

"SHUGO KOKKA RON", 

New Gosho Zenshu page 429,
Gosho Zenshu page 70 

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