Sun. 6.22.2025 Daily Gosho + Mon. 6.23 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, June 22nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"It is like the case of a person who falls to the ground, but who then pushes themselves up from the ground and rises to their feet again."

(The Proof of the Lotus Sutra 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1108)
Selection Source: 

TOHOKU Youth Meeting, 

Seikyo Newspaper, June 22nd, 2025

Monday, June 23rd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —
"We can fulfil our eternal mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth in accord with the Daishonin's words: 'Passing through the round of births and deaths, one makes one's way on the land of the Dharma nature or enlightenment, that is inherent within oneself' (OTT, 52).

Because life and death are originally inherent, we have no reason to fear death and can savour joy in both life and death, and be equally happy and at ease with both.

"Of course, as mortal human beings, the idea of death can make us feel sad and forlorn. When a loved one dies, waves of grief assail us. But if we steadily continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we can transcend the bounds of life and death and converse with our loved ones. Fellow members will also chant for us and support us in our loss. In time, we will come to find the profound meaning of our loved one's death and feel a sense of hope for renewal. When we illuminate the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness and death with the light of the Mystic Law, we can transform them into the joy of eternity, happiness, true self and purity." *

Buddhism of the Sun, October 2023 issue of Daibyakurenge, 12th of a multipart lecture on key passages from The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, "Life Span of the Thus Comes One" chapter of the Lotus Sutra, We are the Buddha Originally Possessing the Ten Worlds, SGI Newsletter No. 11566, released June 13th 2024 

* Eternity, happiness, true self and purity are known as the four virtues or four virtue paramitas. They describe the noble qualities of the Buddha's life. The word paramita means "perfection." "Eternity" means unchanging and eternal. "Happiness" means tranquility that transcends all suffering. "True self" means true and intrinsic nature. And "purity" means free of illusion or mistaken conduct.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HITO NO CHI NI TAORETE KAETTE CHI YORI OKURU GA GOTOSHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1931
Gosho Zenshu page 1586

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

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