Thursday, May 21st, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"I say this for your sake. I know your faith has always been admirable, but now you must strengthen it more than ever."
(The Supremacy of the Law
Source: Suntetsu,
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"We strive in our faith and practice so we can 'enjoy ourselves at ease' (see LSOC16, 272)—in other words, to enjoy a serene and unhindered state of happiness. People often think that gaining wealth and fame will automatically bring happiness. But if we look for happiness outside ourselves, pulled this way and that by our desires, we’ll never know true fulfilment and satisfaction. Though we may get what we want, our joy will be short-lived. Soon we’ll feel empty again. Human desires have a way of growing and expanding, and if we can’t get what we want the next time, we’ll become dissatisfied and anxious.
"Such is the limited pleasure gained from fulfiling worldly desires. On the other hand, 'boundless joy of the Law' describes the supreme and absolute happiness of attaining enlightenment. This happiness does not come from the outside but wells up from the depths of our being.
"That is why Nichiren Daishonin declares: 'There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo' (WND-1, 681). The 'boundless joy of the Law'—true happiness—is found in chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. More importantly, true happiness is found in practising for both ourselves and others. As the Daishonin says: 'You must not only persevere yourself; you must also teach others. . . . Teach others [about Buddhism] to the best of your ability, even if it is only a single sentence or phrase' (WND-1, 386)."
-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KORE WA ON TAMENI MOSUZO INISHIE NO ON KOKOROZASHI MOSU BAKARI NASHI SOREYORIMO IMA ICHIJU GOJONI ON KOKOROZASHI ARUBESHI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1689
Gosho Zenshu page 1220
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