Day by Day & Daily Gosho Sunday, Dec. 3rd 2023 and Daily Encouragement Dec. 4th

A translation of "Day by Day & Month after Month" based on Ikeda Sensei's guidances, and more.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
-- DAY BY DAY
    MONTH AFTER MONTH --
The disciple's struggle 

(to realise the mentor's dreams)
is the way of repaying 

their debt of gratitude to their mentor.
This is what Buddhism is all about.
It is the way of living 

as a human being.

Our wholehearted devotion 

to expanding kosen-rufu
becomes the greatest and highest 

expression of our gratitude.

Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Bound as we common mortals are by earthly desires, we can instantly attain the same virtues as Shakyamuni Buddha, for we receive all the benefits that he accumulated. The sutra reads, 'Hoping to make all persons equal to me, without any distinction between us.' This means that those who believe in and practise the Lotus Sutra are equal to Shakyamuni Buddha."

Letter to the Sage Nichimyō 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 323
Selection Source: 

December Zadankai Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 3rd, 2023

Monday, December 4th, 2023
---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Mr. Makiguchi said: 'The Lotus Sutra is the truth of the universe that encompasses all phenomena of heaven and earth. It is the fundamental Law that serves as a code of conduct for living our lives as human beings'* He further stated that his theory of value** came alive by basing it on the Mystic Law.***

"In other words, he is saying, a way of life that is 'dedicated to' and 'based on' the Mystic Law allows us to create the values of beauty, benefit and good, bringing them to flower in the reality of our daily lives."

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! Pounding Presidents Makiguchi and Toda Constantly Referred to The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, Daibyakurenge, November 2022, translation released October 2023.  

* Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi sunesaburo zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), vol. 10 (Tokyo: Daisan-bunmei-sha, 1987), p. 195.

** Drawing inspiration from the Kantian value system of "truth, good and beauty," first Soka Gakkai president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi postulated his own theory of value based on the principles of "beauty, benefit and good."

*** Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi), vol. 10 (Tokyo: Daisan-bunmei-sha, 1987), p. 244.

-- TSUKIZUKI HIBINI --
DESHI GA TATAKAU KOTO GA
SHISHO ENO ONGAESHI DE ARU.
KORE GA BUPPO DE ARU.
NINGEN NO MICHI DE ARU.
KOFU KAKUDAI NO TOSO GA
SAIDAI SAIJO NO HO-ON TO NARU.

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

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---
WARERA GUBAKU NO BONPU TACHIMACHINI KYOSHU SHAKUSON TO KUDOKU HITOSHI KANO KUDOKU O ZENTAI UKETORU YUE NARI KYO NI IWAKU WAGA GOTOKU HITOSHIKU SHITE KOTONARU KOTO NASHI TO UNNUN HOKEKYO O KOKOROURU MONO WA SHAKUSON TO SAITO NARI TO MOSU MON NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1681, 

Gosho Zenshu page 1215

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