11th March 2025 Tuesday + 12th March Wednesday Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"For example, the flaws in iron come to the surface when it is forged.  Put into flames, a rock simply turns to ashes, but gold becomes pure gold." 

("Letter to the Brothers" 

WND-l page 497)

Source: 

 Member's experience in faith

Seikyo Newspaper: March 11th, 2025

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"In the preface to their dialogue published a half-century ago, the eminent British historian Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) made it clear that both he and President Ikeda believed that humankind must make profound changes to ensure its survival.

"The grassroots dialogues conducted by Soka Gakkai members worldwide are the direct path to human revolution for oneself and others. With courage and conviction ablaze, let us once again actively engage in dialogue today!"

Soka Gakkai Presiendt Minoru Harada's Editorial, Let's engage in Dialogue, Brimming with Courage and Conviction, SGI Newsletter 11747, March 2025 issue of the Daibyakurenge, Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released Feb. 20th 2025. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO -- 
TATOEBA KUROGANE O YOKUYOKU KITAEBA KIZU NO ARAWARURU GA GOTOSHI. ISHI WA YAKEBA HAI TO NARU. KOGANE WA YAKEBA SHINKIN TO NARU.

New Gosho Zenshu page 1474,  

Gosho Zenshu page 1083 

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site

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March 10th 2025 Monday Daily Gosho + March 11th Tuesday Daily Encouragement

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

Monday, March 10th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Ordinary people are identical with the highest level of being [i.e., Buddhahood]"

(Expedient Means chapter, 

OTT, page 22)
Selection Source: Excerpt from 

Ikeda Sensei's Lectures on 

Key Passages from The Record of the 

Orally Transmitted Teachings: 

Editorial by Soka Gakkai President Harada, 

Daibyakurenge, March 2025 issue

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"At the end of The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings section on the 'Emerging from the Earth' chapter, the Daishonin states that the single word 'belief' or 'faith' is  key to upholding and spreading the Mystic Law.

"He also says: 'The single word "belief" [or faith] is the sharp sword with which one confronts and overcomes fundamental darkness or ignorance' (OTT, 119-20). To vanquish the fundamental ignorance that gives rise to distrust and disrespect, belief in our own and others' Buddha nature is absolutely essential.

"As Soka Gakkai members, we actively reach out in dialogue, believing not only in our Buddha nature but also that of others. Our efforts shine with the supreme conviction that all people deserve respect and have a profound mission."

Buddhism of the Sun, A Noble Life Deicated to Fulfilling the Mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Voluntarily Taking on Challenges, SGI Newsletter No. 11515, April 11th, 2024 translation released May, 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
BONPU SOKU GOKU

New Gosho Zenshu page 993
Gosho Zenshu page 714

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Daily Gosho Sun. March 9th 2025 plus Daily Encouragement Mon. March 10th

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

Sunday, March 9th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Surely, there is no treasure greater than a child, no treasure greater than a child!"

(The Treasure of a Filial Child 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1045)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 9th, 2025

Monday, March 10th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Our movement pays no regard to one's social position or prestige, academic stature or reputation. We reach out to others in dialogue and expand bonds of friendship as noble ordinary people and this is how we open up the path of kosen-rufu.

"This spirit encapsulated President Ikeda's approach to dialogue. Even when engaging with the world's thinkers and leaders, he never put on airs. Instead, he communicated the spirit of Buddhism as part of the natural flow of conversation."

Soka Gakkai Presiendt Minoru Harada's Editorial, Let's engage in Dialogue, Brimming with Courage and Conviction, SGI Newsletter 11747, March 2025 issue of the Daibyakurenge, Soka Gakkai monthly study journal, translation released Feb. 20th 2025. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KO NI SUGITARU TAKARA NASHI KO NI SUGITARU TAKARA NASHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1753
Gosho Zenshu page 1322

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8th March 2025 Sat. Daily Gosho + 9th March Sun. Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, March 8th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Now, rather than appealing to the authorities in an attempt to browbeat me, why do you not simply produce some reliable passage of scriptural proof? You people look to human beings to be your allies. But I, Nichiren, make the gods of the sun and moon, Shakra and Brahmā, my allies."

(The Doctrine of 

Attaining Buddhahood

 in One's Present Form 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1057)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 8th, 2025

Sunday, Marh 9th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Genuine faith comes from within. It is something we must decide for ourselves." 

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [87] Youth and Faith—Awakening to Our Own and Others' Dignity, Heartfelt Delight at Tokimitsu's Growth, July 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KOTO O KENMON NI YOSETE NICHIREN O ODOSAN YORI TADA MASASHIKI MON O IDASE NANDACHI WA HITO O KATODO TO SERI NICHIREN WA NICHIGATSU TAISHAKU BONNO O KATODO TO SEN

New Gosho Zenshu page 2130
Gosho Zenshu page 1259

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Friday, March 7th 2025 Daily Gosho + Saturday, March 8th Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, March 7th, 2025

-- DAILY GOSHO --

Showing profound compassion for those unable to comprehend the gem of the doctrine of three thousand realms in a single moment of life, the Buddha wrapped it within the five characters [of Myoho-renge-kyo], with which he then adorned the necks of the ignorant people of the latter age.

(The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind 

Established in the Fifth 

Five-Hundred-Year Period 

after the Thus Come One's Passing 

- WND-1, page 376)

Selection Source: Kyō no Hosshin

Seikyo Shinbun 

- Friday, March 7th, 2025

Saturday, March 8th, 2025

--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The Daishonin also describes the Bodhisattvas of the Earth as having forged themselves into champions of kosen-rufu in the Latter Day of the Law: 'These bodhisattvas are the ones who had thoroughly forged their resolve' (WND-1, 953).

"Demonstrating this powerful life force of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, we are engaged in a great, unprecedented struggle to vanquish the fundamental ignorance* of humankind,

plagued as it is by endless conflict and suffering."

Buddhism of the Sun, A Noble Life Deicated to Fulfilling the Mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Voluntarily Taking on Challenges, SGI Newsletter No. 11515, April 11th, 2024 translation released May, 2024. 

*Fundamental ignorance: Also, fundamental darkness. The most deeply rooted illusion inherent in life, said to give rise to all other illusions. The inability to see or recognise the ultimate truth of the Mystic Law or the negative impulses that arise from such ignorance.

--- KYO NO GOSHO ---

ICHINEN SANZEN O SHIRAZARU MONO NIWA, HOTOKE, DAI-JIHI O OKOSHI, GOJI NO UCHI NI KONO TAMA O TSUTSUMI, MATSUDAI YŌCHI NO KUBI NI KAKESHIME TAMŌ.

(New Gosho Zenshu page 146, 

Gosho Zenshu page 254)

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6th March 2025 Thursday Daily Gosho and 7th March Friday 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, March 6th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country."

(On Repaying Debts of Gratitude 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 690)
Selection Source: 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 6th, 2025

Friday, March 7th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Mr. Toda continued: 'I am walking the same path. I'm just a step or two ahead, that's all. I am not saying that I have reached the summit; I am saying, let's make our way to the summit together!' This invitation to seek the truth of Buddhism together must have encouraged countless young people. We engage in Buddhist study in the Soka Gakkai so that together we can learn about the principles of Buddhism, develop our lives and ascend the summits of kosen-rufu and of attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [87] Youth and Faith—Awakening to Our Own and Others' Dignity, Ascending the Summit of Kosen-rufu-rufu Together, July 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
IKANI IOYA BUKKYO O NARAWAN MONO NO FUBO SHISHO KOKUON O WASURU BESHIYA

New Gosho Zenshu page 212
Gosho Zenshu page 293

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Wednesday, March 5th 2025 Daily Gosho plus Thursday, March 6th Daily Encouragement

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

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Words echo the thoughts of the mind and find expression through the voice."

(The Unanimous Declaration 

  by the Buddhas of the Three Existences
regarding the Classification of the 

Teachings and Which Are to Be
Abandoned and Which Upheld 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 843)
Selection Source: Learning Buddhism, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 5th, 2025

Thursday, March 6th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The 'Emerging from the Earth' chapter enumerates from various perspectives the special characteristics of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth—all of which the Daishonin himself perfectly embodied. They are also the qualities that we, too, acquire when we strive in Buddhist practice upholding faith in the Mystic Law. For instance, we find the following passages:

• 'Unfathomable in wisdom, firm in their intent and thought, with the power of great perseverance, the kind living beings delight to see' (LSOC15, 256).
• 'In order that day and night with constant diligence they may seek the Buddha way' (LSOC15, 260). 
•  'Firm in the power of will and concentration, with constant diligence seeking wisdom, they expound various wonderful doctrines and their minds are without fear" (LSOC15, 260).

• 'Skillfully learning the bodhisattva way, unsoiled by worldly things like the lotus flower in the water' (LSOC15, 263).
• 'They are clever at difficult questions and answers, their minds know no fear. They have firmly cultivated persevering minds, upright in dignity and virtue. They are praised by the buddhas of the ten directions' (LSOC15, 263-64).

"As these words indicate, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth remain strong and undeterred in the face of every trial. They leap directly into the turbulent age of the Latter Day of the Law, making boundless contributions amid the challenges of this saha world."

Buddhism of the Sun, A Noble Life Deicated to Fulfilling the Mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Voluntarily Taking on Challenges, SGI Newsletter No. 11515, April 11th, 2024 translation released May, 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KOTOBA TO IU WA KOKORO NO OMOI O HIBIKASHITE KOE O ARAWASU O IU NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 713
Gosho Zenshu page 563

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Tues. 4th March 2025 Daily Gosho + Wed. 5th March Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

-- DAILY GOSHO --

Shakyamuni's practices and the virtues he consequently attained are all contained Within the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. If we believe in these five characters, we will naturally be granted the same benefits as he was.

"The Object of Devotion for 

Observing the Mind 

 Established in the Fifth 

Five-Hundred-Year Period 

after the Thus Come One's 

Passing"

WND-1 page 365)

Source: KAYO GOSHO TIME

Seikyo Newspaper: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Be positive and confident! Our steadfast, seemingly modest steps for change are actually the direct path to world peace and human security.

"Let's forge ahead in our noble and courageous efforts to contribute to our communities and societies with even greater energy, wisdom and optimism."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, Think Globally, Act Locally, June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --

SHAKUSON NO INGYOKATOKU NO NIHO WA MYOHO-RENGE-KYO NO GOJI NI GUSOKU SU, WARERA KONO GOJI O JUJI SUREBA, JINEN NI KANO INGA NO KUDOKU O YUZURI ATAERAMOU.

New Gosho Zenshu page 134

Gosho Zenshu page 246

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Tsukizuki Hibini

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Daily Gosho 3.3.2023 Monday & Daily Encouragement 3.4. Tuesday

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

Monday, March 3rd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Without actually meeting you it is hard to say all that I wish."

(A Harsh Winter

    Deep in the Mountains 

- WND, Vol. 2, page 807)
Selection Source: 

Soka Gakkai Women's leader's 

encouragement, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 3rd, 2025

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Daishonin states: 'Nichiren and his followers, who now chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are all followers of [or people counted among] these bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth' (OTT, 118). These words indicate that we, the mentors and disciples of Soka, are Bodhisattvas of the Earth. All people, whatever their situation or circumstances, who awaken to their mission and take action to spread the Mystic Law 'are all followers of [or people counted among] these bodhisattvas who emerged from the earth.' As the Daishonin puts it elsewhere, 'If you are of the same mind as Nichiren, you must be a Bodhisattva of the Earth' (WND-1, 385)." 

Buddhism of the Sun, A Noble Life Deicated to Fulfilling the Mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Voluntarily Taking on Challenges, SGI Newsletter No. 11515, April 11th, 2024 translation released May, 2024. 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
MEN NI ARAZUBA MOSHI TSUKUSHI GATASHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1496
Gosho Zenshu page 1099

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2nd March 2025 Sunday, Daily Gosho + 3rd March Monday Daily Encouragement

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

Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"With regard to the Lotus Sutra, when one's hand takes it up, that hand immediately attains Buddhahood, and when one's mouth chants it, that mouth is itself a Buddha, as, for example, the moon is reflected in the water the moment it appears from behind the eastern mountains, or as a sound and its echo arise simultaneously. It is for this reason that the sutra states, 'If there are those who hear the Law, then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood.' This passage means that, if there are a hundred or a thousand people who uphold this sutra, without a single exception all one hundred or one thousand of them will become Buddhas."

(Wu-lung and I-lung 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1099)
Selection Source: 

March Zadankai Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 2nd, 2025

Monday, March 3rd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Nichiren Daishonin had a clear vision of worldwide kosen-rufu. At the same time, in his writing 'On the Buddha's Prophecy,' while discussing the flow of the Buddhist teachings from India and China to Japan, he expressed pride in his own birthplace, calling himself,

'I, Nichiren of Awa Province' (WND-1, 402).* He valued and treasured his home region, his local community.

"...Today, with love for our communities, we are making the places and lands where we are right now the foundation for our practical efforts to better our societies, while at the same time considering affairs from a global perspective and seeking to contribute to peace. We also open our hearts to those far away from us and whom we've never met. Our network of human harmony based on the principles of Nichiren Buddhism—growing boundlessly through exchanges for peace, culture and education—is certain to bring us closer to world peace."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [86] Expanding Our Inspiring Network of Human Harmony in the "Treasure Realms" of Our Mission, Think Globally, Act Locally, June 2022 issue of Daibyakurenge, translation released March 2023 

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOKEKYO TO MOSU WA TE NI TOREBA SONO TE YAGATE HOTOKE NI NARI KUCHI NI TONAUREBA SONO KUCHI SUNAWACHI HOTOKE NARI TATOEBA TENGETSU NO HIGASHI NO YAMA NO HA NI IZUREBA SONO TOKI SUNAWACHI MIZU NI KAGE NO UKABU GA GOTOKU OTO TO HIBIKI TONO DOJINARU GA GOTOSHI YUENI KYO NI IWAKU MOSHI HO O KIKU KOTO ARABA HITORI TO SHITE JOBUTSU SEZARU KOTO NAKEN UNNUN MON NO KOKORO WA KONO KYO O TAMOTSU HITO WA HYAKUNIN WA HYAKUNIN NAGARA SENNIN WA SENNIN NAGARA HITORI MO KAKEZU HOTOKE NI NARU TO MOSU MON NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1913
Gosho Zenshu page 1580

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Saturday, March 1st, 2025 Daily Gosho + Sunday, March 2nd Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, March 1st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The Buddha's preaching of the Law is called the lion's roar, and the Lotus Sutra is the foremost roar of the lion."

(The Pure and 

  Far-Reaching Voice 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 332)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, March 1st, 2025

Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"After his release from prison, Mr. Toda spoke of the profound awakening he had experienced, saying: 'Our life is eternal, without beginning and without end. I am now aware that we have all appeared in this world with the great mission to propagate the seven-character Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo],* in the Latter Day of the Law. If I define our status in accord with this conviction, we are all Bodhisattvas of the Earth."**

Buddhism of the Sun, A Noble Life Deicated to Fulfilling the Mission of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth, Heroic Bodhisattvas of the Earth Active All over the Globe, SGI Newsletter No. 11515, April 11th, 2024 translation released May, 2024. 

* Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is written with seven Chinese characters (nam, or namu, being comprised of two characters) and represents the supreme essence of the entire 28-chapter Lotus Sutra.

**Translated from Japanese. Josei Toda, "Soka Gakkai no Rekishi to Kakushin" (The History and Conviction of the Soka Gakkai), in Toda Josei Zenshu (Collected Writings of Josei Toda), vol. 3 (Tokyo: Seikyo Shinbunsha, 1983), p.p. 119-20.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOTOKE NO SEPPO OBA SHISHIKU TO MOSU NAISHI HOKEKYO WA SHISHIKU NO DAIICHI NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1528
Gosho Zenshu page 1122

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