Friday, December 12th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Wherever we dwell and practice the single vehicle, that place will be the Capital of Eternally Tranquil Light."
(Reply to Sairen-bō
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"'Many hear about and accept this sutra [the Lotus Sutra], but when great obstacles arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it [and its warning that "This sutra is hard to uphold" (LSOC11,
220)] and bear it firmly in mind. To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But Buddhahood lies in continuing faith.'
"From 'The Difficulty of Sustaining Faith' (WND-1, 471).
"Here, Nichiren Daishonin encourages his disciple Shijo Kingo, who, in the face of continuous hardships, had complained to him about his situation. Courageous individuals who persevere in faith always bear in mind the words: 'This sutra is hard to uphold' (LSOC11, 220).
"Taking the Daishonin's encouragement to heart, Shijo Kingo strove with an invincible spirit to demonstrate actual proof of victory. This was his human revolution.
"Faith is the challenge to continue practicing, no matter what. Let's support and encourage one another as good comrades in faith, as we advance with dauntless courage to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime."
Advancing with the Gosho (2) [38] Continuing Faith No Matter What, translated from October 11th, 2018 issue of the Seikyo Newspaper, translation released late October 2018
WARERA GA KOJU SHITE ICHIJO O SHUGYO SEN NO TOKORO WA IZURE NO TOKORO NITEMO SORAE JOJAKKO NO MIYAKO NARUBESHI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1784
Gosho Zenshu page 1343
And the Japanese kanji for
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