Thursday, January 2nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering and pleasure."
(The Eight Winds
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Friday, January 3rd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Mr. Makiguchi wrote:
"'We must not dread the words "As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in confusing form, vying with one another to interfere" (WND-1, 501). Those who are oblivious to the Daishonin's vast compassion and fixated on immediate petty gain are ignorant people truly to be pitied.'*
"In other words, the difficulties and obstacles that arise in the course of our Buddhist practice, he says, are actually manifestations of the Buddha's great compassion. That is because they provide us with the perfect opportunity to attain the indestructible life state of Buddhahood. Mr. Makiguchi feels sorry for anyone who would miss such an opportunity. His words shine with the proud conviction that 'Difficulties will arise, and these are to be looked on as 'peaceful' practices' (OTT, 115)."
* Translated from Japanese. Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, Makiguchi Tsunesaburo Zenshu (Collected Writings of Tsunesabumo Makiguchi), vol. 10 (Tokyo Daisanbunmei-sha, 1987), p.46.
KENJIN WA HAPPU TO MOSHITE YATTSU NO KAZE NI OKASARENU O KENJIN TO MOSU NARI URUOI OTOROE YABURE HOMARE TATAE SOSHIRI KURUSHIMI TANOSHIMI NARI
New Gosho Zenshu page 1565
Gosho Zenshu page 1151
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