Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way."
(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light
Selection Source: Suntetsu,
Thursday, June 13th, 2024
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"'In the 2,220 and more years since the passing of the Buddha [Shakyamuni], no one in the lands of India, China, or Japan has experienced the truth of the words that the Lotus Sutra "will face much hostility in the world and be difficult to believe"* as I [Nichiren] have. If I had not appeared, these words of the Buddha would have been spoken in vain.'
From "Regarding an Unlined Robe"
(WND-2, 600).
"Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, triumphed over great persecutions like those described in the Lotus Sutra and revealed the Mystic Law as the teaching for the enlightenment of all people.
"While in prison for his beliefs during World War II, our first Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, fought on with the spirit that his own trials were insignificant when compared to those experienced by the Daishonin.
"The mentors and disciples of Soka have shown the truth of the predictions made by the Daishonin in his writings.
"Nichiren Buddhism teaches that earthly desires lead to enlightenment and that hardships are to be regarded as peace and comfort. Headwinds enable us to soar higher. Emulating the Daishonin's spirit of greeting hardships with ever greater delight (see WND-1, 33), let us advance dauntlessly in the face of all obstacles!"
Towards a Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings, Forging Ahead with a Dauntless Life State, from 12th October, 2023, issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released November 2023
* LSOC14, 246
HOKEKYO NO HOMON O KIKUNI TSUKETE NAO NAO SHINJIN O HAGEMU O MAKOTO NO DOSHINSHA TOWA MOSUNARI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1834,
Gosho Zenshu page 1505
And the Japanese kanji for
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