Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"To have faith like water means to believe continuously without ever regressing."
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Daishonin says that for those fortunate enough to be born human, 'More valuable than treasures in a storehouse are the treasures of the body, and the treasures of the heart are the most valuable of all' (WND-1, 851). He encourages Shijo Kingo to spend his days steadily accumulating the everlasting treasures of the heart based on his Buddhist practice.
"The Daishonin emphasises that our true purpose as Buddhists is to grow as human beings while persevering in faith and treasuring those around us. He expresses this in the closing passage from 'The Three Kinds of Treasure.' Namely, he stresses that respect for others—our compassionate 'behaviour as a human being' to treasure each person—is the ultimate model and fundamental guide for behaviour as Buddhists."
MIZU NO GOTOKU TO MOSU WA, ITSUMO TAISEZU SHINZURU NARI
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