SUN, 27.4.2025 Daily Gosho plus MON, 28.4. Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Sunday, April 27th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"A woman who makes offerings to such a Gohonzon invites happiness in this life, and in the next, the Gohonzon will be with her and protect her always. Like a lantern in the dark, like a strong guide and porter on a treacherous mountain path, the Gohonzon will guard and protect you, Nichinyo, wherever you go."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, April 27th, 2025

Monday, April 28th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"September 8,2002, marked 45 years since Mr, Toda, made, his Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons* and entrusted the fulfilment of this goal to young people. That day, l attended a world peace gongyo meeting with youth training course participants from 50 countries and territories. In the question-and-answer session that followed, a young woman from Australia asked me about the best way to share Nichiren Buddhism with people her own age.

"Praying for her happiness and that of her friends, I replied that it was important to be sincere, cheerful and confident when she spoke about how wonderful Nichiren Buddhism is:

"Tell them about living a life of conviction. Explain to them how you have forged a life of value while enjoying proof of the power of your Buddhist practice and how you are advancing with courage and boundless hope for the future.

"Ultimately, it all comes down to you proudly sharing your conviction and experience in faith. Doing so plants the seeds of happiness and hope in your friends' lives. These seeds will undoubtedly take root, bud, and eventually flower. Until then, it is enough that you continue chanting and wait for that time to come.**

"The method for spreading Nichiren Buddhism is sowing the seeds of Buddhahood. Sincere dialogue with others based on continued prayer will reach them on the deepest level of their lives. It will enable them to forge a profound connection to Nichiren Buddhism that will be a cause for their happiness."

Buddhism of the Sun, Sowing the Seeds of Buddhahood — The Sacred Work of the Buddha to bring Happiness to All People, Sharing Buddhism with friends, SGI Newsletter 11541, Sep. 2023 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released May 13th 2024

* Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons: In this declaration, delivered on September 8th, 1957, at a youth division sports meet held at Yokohama's Mitsuzawa Stadium, Mr. Toda called for an end to the testing and deployment of nuclear weapons. It is regarded as the starting point of the Soka Gakkai's activities for peace.

**From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, 18.10.

 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAKARU GOHONZON O KUYO SHI TATEMATSURI TAMO NYONIN GENZAI NIWA SAIWAI O MANEKI GOSHO NIWA KONO GOHONZON SAYU ZENGO NI TACHI SOITE YAMI NI TOMOSHIBI NO GOTOKU KENNAN NO TOKORO NI GORIKI O ETARU GA GOTOKU KASHIKO E MAWARI KOKO E YORI NICHINYO GOZEN O KAKOMI MABORI TAMO BEKI NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2087
Gosho Zenshu page 1244

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
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