Sunday, January 18th, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"For outside of the attainment of Buddhahood, there is no 'secret' and no 'transcendental powers.'"
(The Life Span of the
Selection Source: Contemporary Thoughts
Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 18th, 2026
Monday, January 19th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Daishonin quotes a passage from a sutra: 'If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present' (WND-1, 279).
"If the present is the inevitable result of past causes, then we can say that the present is defined by the past. Indeed, the present is a mirror reflecting the past. At the same time, however, the present is the starting point of the future, the active cause for creating a new future.
"The mystic principle of the true cause, in terms of the text of the Lotus Sutra, refers to the fundamental cause for Shakyamuni's attainment of Buddhahood in the remote past. In Nichiren Buddhism, however, we are practising that same fundamental cause, the Mystic Law, now in the real world. Thus, in this Buddhism of true cause, the remote past becomes the present time of the Latter Day of the Law. In each moment, we begin anew our practice of the eternal bodhisattva way.
"As such, we are always standing at the fundamental starting point of everything. Drawing forth the boundless life force of our inherent Buddhahood, we can dynamically transform ourselves and our lives where we are right now. This is the essence of faith based on the true cause of always starting afresh from this moment on."
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [45] Embodying the Spirit of "True Cause"— Moving towards Victory through Daily Renewal, The Present Is the Starting Point for Creating the Future, January 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released August 2019.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
JOBUTSU SURU YORI HOKANO JINZU TO HIMITSU TOWA KORE NAKI NARI
Gosho Zenshu page 753
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