Sat. 19.4.2025 Daily Gosho + Sun. 20.4. 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, April 19th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 1001)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, April 19th, 2025

Sunday, April 20th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —
"In 'The Opening of the Eyes,' the Daishonin cites the following passage [from the Nirvana Sutra where Shakyamuni says to one of his leading disciples]:

"'Kashyapa, because [in the past] | devoted myself to [defending] the correct teaching [amid persecution from evil persons], I have been able to achieve this diamond-like body that abides forever and is never destroyed.... The monks [whom you are speaking ofl preach various teachings, but still they are not able to utter 'the lion's roar.' ... Nor are they able to refute and convert evil persons who go against the correct teaching. Monks of this kind can bring no benefit either to themselves or to the populace. (WND-1, 285)'

"The Daishonin repeatedly teaches this principle. It can be found throughout his writings. For instance, he states: 'To hope to attain Buddhahood without speaking out against slander [of the Law] is as futile as trying to find water in the midst of fire or fire in the midst of water' (WND-1, 747).

"This well-known passage attests that the way to accumulate benefit, attain Buddhahood and gain a diamond-like body is to speak out against slander of the Law, the correct teaching. The Soka Gakkai's true greatness lies in faithfully acting in accord with these golden words."

SGI Newsletter, No. 11730, Jan. 31st, 2025 from First Nationwide Young Men and Women's Div. Leaders Meeting, Jan. 11th 1997, video footage broadcast Jan. 11th 2025  

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
NANI NO HEIHO YORIMO HOKEKYO NO HEIHO O MOCHII TAMO BESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1623
Gosho Zenshu page 1192

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
https://www.seikyoonline.com/news/wagatomo/

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