Monday, February 17th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Human beings have life owing to food, and regard food as their treasure."
(The Gift of Rice
- WND, Vol. 1, page 1125)
Selection Source: Experience in Faith,
Selection Source: Experience in Faith,
Seikyo Newspaper, Feb. 17th, 2025
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Encountering persecution and obstacles is an inseparable part of being a votary, or true practitioner, of the Lotus Sutra. As the Daishonin writes: 'Without tribulation there would be no votary of the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 33). When the votary spreads the Mystic Law for the sake of people's happiness, great difficulties invariably arise. But those very difficulties serve to prove the votary's correctness.
HITO WA SHOKU NI YOTTE SEI ARI SHOKU O TAKARA TO SU
New Gosho Zenshu page 2052
Gosho Zenshu page 1596
And the Japanese kanji for
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Encountering persecution and obstacles is an inseparable part of being a votary, or true practitioner, of the Lotus Sutra. As the Daishonin writes: 'Without tribulation there would be no votary of the Lotus Sutra' (WND-1, 33). When the votary spreads the Mystic Law for the sake of people's happiness, great difficulties invariably arise. But those very difficulties serve to prove the votary's correctness.
"Obstacles and attaining Buddhahood are two sides of the same coin. Strong and unwavering faith unlocks the life state of Buddhahood. As the Daishonin put it: 'The greater the hardships befalling him [the votary of the Lotus Sutra], the greater the delight he feels, because of his strong faith" (WND-1, 33)."
Buddhism of the Sun, The Soka Gakkai Spirit of Striving in Faith with the Conviction That "Hardships Are Badges of Honour," Unlocking the Life State of Buddhahood through Unwavering Faith, The Daibyaku Renge July 2023, SGI Newsletter No. 11490, March 8th 2024.
HITO WA SHOKU NI YOTTE SEI ARI SHOKU O TAKARA TO SU
New Gosho Zenshu page 2052
Gosho Zenshu page 1596
And the Japanese kanji for
Tsukizuki Hibini
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