Daily Gosho 7th Jan. 2025 Tuesday + Daily Encouragement 8th Jan. Wednesday

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

Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"One who abides by the Lotus Sutra will inevitably attain Buddhahood.  Therefore, the devil king of the sixth heaven, the lord of this threefold world, will become intensely jealous of anyone who abides by the Lotus Sutra." 

("The Action of the 

  Votary of the Lotus Sutra" 

WND-l page 779)

Source:  Suntetsu

Seikyo Newspaper: January 7th, 2025

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The verse section closes with the words 'The Buddha must know what is in our hearts' (LSOC13, 234). Concerning this, the Daishonin states: 'Now Nichiren and his followers are even more anxious [or devoted] with regard to Nam-myoho-renge-kyo than they are with regard to their own lives. That is why at the conclusion of this chapter we find the words "The Buddha must know what is in our hearts" (OTT, 114).'

"The Buddha 'must know' the hearts of ordinary people striving in their Buddhist practice with the selfless spirit 'We care nothing for our bodies or lives' (LSOC13, 233).

"That is because Shakyamuni —who in the 'Life Span' (16th) chapter of the Lotus Sutra says, 'Originally I practised the bodhisattva way' (LSOC16, 268) — also attained enlightenment through practising the Mystic Law, the ultimate cause for attaining Buddhahood. That is why the Buddha deeply 'knows' just how noble are the lives of those who dedicate themselves to the Mystic Law. And in the evil age after Shakyamuni's passing, Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, revealed the one fundamental Law as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The life of the eternal Buddha beats in the hearts of those who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

Buddhism of the Sun, July 2023 Daibyakurenge, Dedicating Our lives to the Mystic Law, translation released March 8th, 2024 in the SGI Newsletter No. 11490

-- KYO NO GOSHO-- 
HOKEKYO O TAMOTSU MONO WA KANARAZU JOBUTSUSHI SORO YUENI, DAIROKUTEN NO MAO TO MOSU SANGAI NO SHU, KONO KYO O TAMOTSU HITO OBA ANAGACHINI SONEMI SORO NARI.

New Gosho Zenshu page 1246,  

Gosho Zenshu page 925

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site

https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

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