Sunday, January 12th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."
(The Opening of the Eyes
Selection Source: The Power of Gosho,
Monday, January 13th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"'Now the thought ["At all times I think to myself' in the "Life Span" chapter of the Lotus Sutra]* expressed by Nichiren and his followers as they chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the thought of great pity and compassion.'
"From The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, p. 140.
"Our chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the sound of boundless compassion in 'the same mind' as Nichiren Daishonin (cf. WND-1, 385).
"Soka Gakkai discussion meetings are assemblies brimming with the compassionate power of the Mystic Law put into action. They inspire us with the courage to overcome hardships and fill our hearts with the joy of revitalisation. Like the morning sun radiant with hope, they are spreading the light of happiness and peace in our communities and societies.
"Uniting around our admirable men's and women's district leaders, let's forge ahead with a song of spring in our hearts and bring happy smiles to all around us!"
Towards a Hope-filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings, Discussion Meetings—Spreading the Light of Happiness and Peace, Jan. 20th 2023 issue of Seikyo Newspaper, translation released March 2023
* In the closing lines of the "Life Span" (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha states: "At all times I think to myself: / How can I cause living beings / to gain entry into the unsurpassed way / and quickly acquire the body of a Buddha?" (LSOC16, 273).
SENZURU TOKOROWA TEN MO SUTE TAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN
New Gosho Zenshu page 114
Gosho Zenshu page 232
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