Monday, January 19th, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"All the Buddhas of the ten directions originate from the single character myo."
(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder
- WND, Vol. 1, page 949)
Selection Source: Suntetsu,
Selection Source: Suntetsu,
Seikyo Newspaper, Jan. 19th, 2026
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [45] Embodying the Spirit of "True Cause"— Moving towards Victory through Daily Renewal, Treasuring the Present Moment, January 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released August 2019.
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The great Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), who is said to have been deeply interested in Buddhism, wrote of how he believed life should be viewed: 'The past does not exist. The future has not begun!'* He further observed: 'Time does not exist. There is only a small and infinite present, and it is only in this present that our life occurs. Therefore, a person should concentrate all their spiritual force only on this present.'**
"These are very profound insights. I strongly agree with Tolstoy's assertion that we should devote our entire beings to this present moment.
"Shakyamuni taught his followers to value the present, to treasure today: 'The past should not be followed after, the future not desired. ... Swelter at the task this very day.'
"Winning in the present opens the way to future victory, to eternal victory enduring throughout past, present and future.
The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [45] Embodying the Spirit of "True Cause"— Moving towards Victory through Daily Renewal, Treasuring the Present Moment, January 2019 issue of the Daibyakurenge, translation released August 2019.
* Leo Tolstoy, A Calendar of Wisdom, translated by Peter Sekirin (New York: Scribner, 1997), p. 378.
** Ibid.
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
JIPPO NO SHOBUTSU WA MYO NO ICHIJI YORI SHOJI TAMAERU
New Gosho Zenshu page 1745
Gosho Zenshu page 1316
And the Japanese kanji for
Tsukizuki Hibini
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