5th Dec. 2024 Thurs. Daily Gosho plus 6th Dec. Daily Encouragement

Daily Gosho & Encouragement, both using the latest official translations, all quotes are either from Nichiren Daishonin or Ikeda Sensei unless otherwise stated...

Thursday, December 5th, 2024
-- DAILY GOSHO --

 "'The stronger one's faith, the greater the protection of the gods.' This means that the protection of the gods depends on the strength of one's faith. The Lotus Sutra is a fine sword, but its might depends on the one who wields it."

(General Stone Tiger 

- WND, Vol 1, page 953)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hoshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Dec. 5th, 2024

Friday, December 6th, 2024
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Today, for the sake of the future, I'd like to share with you the most crucial principle for advancing kosen-rufu. And that is having the unshakable unity of 'many in body, one in mind.

"Nichiren Daishonin writes:

"'All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all differences among themselves to become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim. This spiritual bond is the basis for the universal transmission of the ultimate Law of life and death. Herein lies the true goal of Nichiren's propagation. When you are so united, even the great desire for widespread propagation [the great vow for kosen-rufu] can be fulfilled.' (WND-1, 217)

"Here, the Daishonin articulates the guiding principle that all of his disciples in other words, we who dedicate ourselves to kosen-rufu should take to heart.

"First, he says 'transcending all differences among them-selves.' He is telling us to banish any tendency we may have to let our differences divide us or to discriminate against others.

"People differ in many ways in nationality, ethnicity, culture and customs; in social status, position, age and background; and also in their viewpoints and sensitivities. We must transcend those differences and constantly return to the basic point that we are all comrades in faith and Bodhisattvas of the Earth."

The New Human Revolution—Vol.30, Awaiting the Time 32, translation released February 2019

-- KYO NO GOSHO --

KANARAZU KOKORO NO KATAKI NI YOTTE KAMI NO MAMORI SUNAWACHI TSUYOSHI UNNUN KAMI NO MAMORU TO MOSUMO HITO NO KOKORO TSUYOKI NI YORU TO MIETE SORO HOKEKYO WA YOKI TSURUGI NAREDOMO TSUKAU HITO NI YORITE MONO O KIRI SOROKA

New Gosho Zenshu page 1608
Gosho Zenshu page 1186

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

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