Thursday, September 25th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"When the skies are clear, the ground is illuminated. Similarly, when one knows the Lotus Sutra, one understands the meaning of all worldly affairs."
(The Object of Devotion for Observing
Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period
Selection Source:
Friday, September 26th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Nichiren, who was repeatedly persecuted and exiled by the ruling authorities as a result of remaining steadfast to his beliefs, would often write letters to his disciples in an effort to impart courage, even while he was physically separated from them. On one occasion, he wrote the following words to a female disciple who had lost her husband:
"'Your late husband had an ailing son and a daughter. I cannot help thinking that he may have grieved that, if he were to abandon them and leave this world, his aged wife, as feeble as a withered tree, would be left alone, and would probably feel very sorry for these children.'(WND 1:535-16
"And yet, he writes, 'winter always turns to spring.' Through these words, Nichiren sought to convey the following message of encouragement: At present, you may be overwhelmed by despair as if the icy winds of winter were pressing upon you. But this will not continue forever. Winter never fails to turn to spring. I urge you to live out your life with courage and strength. Before concluding his letter, Nichiren adds that she should rest assured that he would always watch over her children, bringing the warm light of spring to this woman for whom time had stopped, her life frozen in winter as a result of her husband's death.
"In this way, Nichiren entrusted his words with the task of conveying his heart to his reader. Traversing physical distance, his words, when read, would come alive, becoming firmly engraved in the life of the recipient."
Peace Proposal, Value Creation in a Time of Crisis, The determination never to leave behind those struggling with challenges, commemorating 46th SGI Day, January 26th, 2021, translation released March 2022
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
TEN HARENUREBA CHI AKIRAKA NARI HOKKE O SHIRU MONO WA SEHO O UBEKIKA
New Gosho Zenshu page 146
Gosho Zenshu page 254
And the Japanese kanji for
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