Wednesday, November 12th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The mind is like a skilled painter."
(The Opening of the Eyes
Selection Source: Experience in faith,
Thursday, November 13th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Daishonin writes:
"'The heart of the Buddha's lifetime of teachings is the Lotus Sutra, and the heart of the practice of the Lotus Sutra is found in the 'Never Disparaging' chapter. What does Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's profound respect for people signify? The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being. (WND-1, 851–52)
"The fundamental purpose of the Buddha's appearance in the world is to demonstrate proper "behaviour as a human being," and that is Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's behaviour of showing profound respect for others [with the intent of leading them to Buddhahood]. Actions that express our respect for others out of our uncompromising belief in their Buddha nature constitute the supreme and unsurpassed Buddhist practice.
"The heart of the practice of Nichiren Buddhism is our practise for self and others—that is, reciting gongyo and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ourselves and sharing Buddhism with others. Amid the realities of society, we chant and spread the Mystic Law and engage in dialogues that respect the dignity of each person's life and impart encouragement and hope. All these efforts are in fact the highest form of Buddhist practice, the root cause for activating the Buddha nature in ourselves and others.
"The more that people believe in the inherent goodness of human beings, and the more we base our interactions on mutual respect, the stronger the current of respect for the dignity of life will become, spreading throughout the world. Ultimately, this will enable us to put an end to the cycle of conflict and hatred that seems to have defined the karma of humankind and open the way to a new era of mutual understanding and peace building.
"The humanistic ideal embodied in the behaviour of Bodhisattva Never Disparaging is the model for action our world so desperately needs."
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. Engaging in Dialogue in a Spirit of Friendship and Activating the Goodness in Each Person's Heart
KOKORO WA TAKUMI NARU ESHI NO GOTOSHI
New Gosho Zenshu page 56
Gosho Zenshu page 190
And the Japanese kanji for
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