Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"And yet, though one might point at the earth and miss it, though one might bind up the sky, though the tides might cease to ebb and flow and the sun rise in the west, it could never come about that the prayers of the practitioner of the Lotus Sutra would go unanswered."
(On Prayer
Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
“Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Gohonzon so that we could savour deep joy by transforming earthly desires into enlightenment, the sufferings of birth and death into nirvana, and a life racked by the inescapable hardships of the human condition into one of eternity, happiness, true self, and purity. In other words, the Gohonzon serves as the axis for transforming delusion and suffering, and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the impetus. When we face adversity, however, we often fall into despair, thinking the situation hopeless and allowing our faith to waver. This is because we have let external conditions sway us, and our fundamental focus is no longer on the Gohonzon.
“When we align our lives with the Gohonzon, we can surmount any hardship without fail. The essence of faith lies in facing the Gohonzon and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. Faith based on the Gohonzon, genuine faith in Nichiren Buddhism, is maintaining this spirit in all situations—whether we are suffering, sad or happy.
“When we do this, there is no way the Gohonzon will fail to respond. Powerful life force and profound wisdom will undoubtedly well up within and enable us to overcome any difficulty. Always keeping our faith focused on the Gohonzon is the key to ‘enjoying peace and security in [the] present existence and good circumstances in future existences’ (LSOC5, 136).
“We often speak of putting down the roots of faith, but this means persevering in faith whatever happens.”
DAICHI WA SASABA HAZURURU TOMO OZORA O TSUNAGU MONO WA ARITOMO SHIO NO MICHIHINU KOTO WA ARITOMO HI WA NISHI YORI IZURU TOMO HOKEKYO NO GYOJA NO INORI NO KANAWANU KOTO WA ARU BEKARAZU
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