Monday, December 23rd, 2024
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Therefore, I say to you, my disciples, try practising as the Lotus Sutra teaches, exerting yourselves without begrudging your lives! Test the truth of Buddhism now!
(The Selection of the Time
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin,
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"In The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, the Daishonin explains the significance of the phrase 'to roar the lion's roar' (Jpn. sa shishi ku):
'The first shi [which means "teacher"] of the word shishi, or "lion," is the Wonderful Law that is passed on by the teacher. The second shi [which means "child" or "disciple"] is the Wonderful Law as it is received by the disciples. The [lion's] "roar" (ku) is the sound of the teacher and the disciples chanting in unison.
'The verb sa, "to make" or "to roar," should here be understood to mean to initiate or to put forth. It refers to the initiating of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in the Latter Day of the Law.' (OTT, 111)
"It is essential for disciples to initiate action. Taking the initiative in sharing the mentor's vow, chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo together, and speaking to others about the teachings with all one's might is 'to roar the lion's roar.'"
SAREBA WAGA DESHIRA KOKOROMI NI HOKEKYO NO GOTOKU SHINMYO MO OSHIMAZU SHUGYO SHITE KONO TABI BUPPO O KOKOROMIYO
New Gosho Zenshu page 210
Gosho Zenshu page 291
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