Thursday, November 20th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens."
(Happiness in This World
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Friday, November 21st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"We have all emerged in the places of our mission due to our vow as Bodhisattvas of the Earth. We 'follow in the footsteps' (WND-1, 641) of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging, persevering in our practice of showing respect for others, undeterred by criticism and negativity.
"Everywhere around the world, we are tenaciously engaging in dialogue based on friendship and courageously sowing the seeds of Buddhahood as Soka Bodhisattvas Never Disparaging. Through such efforts, we are creating a noble history of activating the goodness within the hearts of the global human family.
"The curtain has now finally risen on the crucial seven years for securing an unshakable foundation for lasting world peace!"
**This is the last study lecture presented by President Ikeda before he passed away on November 15, 2023.**
The 104th and final instalment of President Ikeda's study lecture series "The Buddhism of the Sun, Illuminating the World" was carried in the December 2023 issue of The Daibyakurenge. This is the 14th and last of a multipart lecture on key passages from The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings and focuses on the "Bodhisattva Never Disparaging" chapter of the Lotus Sutra. The following is the English translation, published as SGI Newsletter, No. 11597, August 14th, 2024. Courageous Dialogue to Sow the Seeds of Buddhahood and Build Friendship
KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO UCHI TONAE ISASE TAMAE
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Gosho Zenshu page 1143
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