Thursday, June 27th, 2024
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Buddhism is like the body,
(A Comparison of the
Selection Source: Tsukizuki Hibini,
Friday, June 28th, 2024
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"In the spring of 1950, I was 23 and employed by Mr. Toda. His publishing company, which I had worked for when he first hired me, had all but collapsed amid hard economic times. From the spring of that year, the credit union he ran also struggled to stay afloat.
"Amid these challenging circumstances, Mr. Toda, with the majestic life state of a great leader, lectured on this section from The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings. After hearing him speak, I wrote in my diary [on May 18, 1950]:
"Great achievements are the extension of smaller ones. Must remember that a succession of small achievements leads to great success. Victory is won only by building patiently, step by step, in the present. Plain, honest work, day by day, unknown to anyone—that is important. Time alone will reveal to the world whether my actions have been worthwhile."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [4] "Expedient means" Chapter—Part 2 [of 2], "Great Achievements Are the Extension of Smaller Ones," February 2023 Daibyakurenge, translation released November 2023.
BUPPO WA TAI NO GOTOSHI SEKEN WA KAGE NO GOTOSHI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1346,
Gosho Zenshu page 992
And the Japanese kanji for
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