31st July 2025 Thurs. Daily Gosho + 1st Aug. Fri. 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, July 31st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Believe in this mandala with all your heart. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is like the roar of a lion. What sickness can therefore be an obstacle?"

(Reply to Kyō'ō 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 412)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 31st, 2025

Friday, August 1st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Mahatma Gandhi said: "One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions."*

"To defend the truth and human rights, we need to summon our courage and speak out. It is always silence that allows evil to run rampant.

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 18, SGI Newsletter 11477, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

* Mahatma Gandhi, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. 83 (January 20th, 1946–April 13th, 1946),

(New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1994), P. 241

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KONO MANDARA YOKUYOKU SHINZESASE TAMO BESHI NANMYOHORENGEKYO WA SHISHIKU NO GOTOSHI IKANARU YAMAI SAWARI O NASU BEKIYA

New Gosho Zenshu page 1633
Gosho Zenshu page 1124

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WEDNESDAY, 30th July 2025 Daily Gosho + THURSDAY, 31st July 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, July 30th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Nevertheless, even though you chant and believe in Myoho-renge-kyo, if you think the Law is outside yourself, you are embracing not the Mystic Law but an inferior teaching."

(On Attaining Buddhahood 

    in This Lifetime 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 3)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 30th, 2025

Thursday, July 31st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The Daishonin addressed Hei no Saemon-no-jo with dignity and composure: 'Even if it seems that, because I was born in the ruler's domain, I follow him in my actions, I will never follow him in my heart' (WND-1, 579).

"This is indeed the lion's roar of a great champion of the spirit."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, Standing Firm with an Indomitable Life State, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
MYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TAMOTSU TO IUTOMO MOSHI KOSHIN NO HOKA NI HO ARI TO OMOWABA MATTAKU MYOHO NI ARAZU SOHO NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 316
Gosho Zenshu page 383

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Daily Gosho 29th July 2025 Tues. plus Daily Encouragement 30th July Wed.

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

Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword.  Worthies and sages are tested by abuse." 

("Letter from Sado" 

WND-l page 303)

Source:  Suntetsu

Seikyo Newspaper: July 29th, 2025

Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Nichiren writes that since this world is the domain of the devil king of the sixth heaven, when people begin the struggle to spread the Mystic Law, devilish functions will arise to oppose the Buddha's forces. The advance of kosen-rufu always calls forth a storm of persecution and oppression."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 15, SGI Newsletter 11469, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO -- 
KUROGANE WA KITAI UTE BA TSURUGI TO NARU.  KENSEI WA MERISHITE KOKOROMIRU NARUBESHI.

New Gosho Zenshu page 1288,  

Gosho Zenshu page 958

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Mon. July 28, 2025 Daily Gosho plus Tues. July 29th 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, July 28th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"These statements indicate that the good fortune one receives from simply chanting the daimoku is beyond measure."

(The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 143)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 28th, 2025

Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —

"When we look up to the Daishonin as our fundamental teacher and model in kosen-rufu and in life, we each will surely and unerringly walk the path of victory. We will forge an invincible standalone spirit that nothing can shake."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, A Relentless Solitary Struggle, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO —

KORERA NO MON WA DAIMOKU BAKARI O TONAURU FUKU HAKARU BEKARAZU TO MIENU

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Gosho Zenshu page 942

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27.07.2025 Sun. Daily Gosho + 28.07. Mon. 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, July 27th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Or it is like the case of a single flame, no bigger than the light of a firefly, which, when applied to a thousand-ri plain of dried grass, in the space of an instant burns first one blade of grass, then two, then ten, a hundred, a thousand and ten thousand, so that the grass and trees over an area of ten or twenty chō are consumed all at once. A dragon who places one small drop of water in its claws and ascends to the heavens can cause rain to fall upon the major world system. When performed as an offering to the Lotus Sutra, even a small act of goodness produces benefits that are equal in magnitude to these."

(The Teaching That Accords 

   with the Buddha's Mind 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 967)
Selection Source: One Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 27th, 2025

Monday, July 28th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The members remained undefeated. Each time they were harassed, they told one another it was a chance to change their karma. They read the Daishonin's golden words 'No matter how many terrible enemies you may encounter, banish all fears and never think of backsliding' (WND-1, 395) and reaffirmed their determination.

..."The truly admirable thing about the members was that they did not retreat a single step despite the intense pressures on them and their livelihoods. They had all experienced benefits such as overcoming illness and family discord since they started chanting and teaching others.

"'Persecution—bring it on! It's just as taught in the Daishonin's writings! It's a sign that our faith is genuine. Now is the time to share Nichiren Buddhism!'—this was their spirit."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 15, SGI Newsletter 11469, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SENRI NO NO NO KARETARU KUSA NI HOTARUBI NO GOTOKU NARU HI O HITOTSU TSUKENUREBA SHUYU NI ISSO NISO JU HYAKU SEN MAN SO NI TSUKI WATARITE MOYUREBA JICCHO NIJICCHO NO SOMOKU ICHIJI NI YAKE TSUKINU RYU WA ITTAI NO MIZU O TE NI IRETE TEN NI NOBORI NUREBA SANZEN SEKAI NI AME O FURASHI SORO SHOZEN NAREDOMO HOKEKYO NI KUYO SHI MAIRASE TAMAI NUREBA KUDOKU KAKUNO GOTOSHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2056
Gosho Zenshu page 1435

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SATURDAY, 26th July 2025 Daily Gosho + SUNDAY, 27th July 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, July 26th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Neither the pure land nor hell exists outside oneself; both lie only within one's own heart. Awakened to this, one is called a Buddha; deluded about it, one is called an ordinary person."

(Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 456)
Selection Source: 

         Experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 26th, 2025

Sunday, July 27th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Phrases such as 'Nichiren alone,' 'only Nichiren,' and 'I, Nichiren, am the only one' appear throughout the Daishonin's writings. They arise from his relentless struggle as the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law to relieve the suffering of all people and lead them to enlightenment. But in addition to his willingness to go it alone, they convey his awareness of being the pioneer or forerunner, the starting point for limitless development, as the following passage illustrates:

"'Nichiren alone took the lead in carrying out the task of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. ... At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well.' (WND-1, 385)

"In other words, it does not stop with 'Nichiren alone.' The Daishonin declares that he has paved the way as the forerunner, and that disciples who carry on his work will appear in ever-growing numbers."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, A relentless Solitary Struggle, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SORE JODO TO IUMO JIGOKU TO IUMO HOKA NIWA SORAWAZU TADA WARERA GA MUNE NO AIDA NI ARI KORE O SATORU TO HOTOKE TO IU KORE NI MAYOU O BONPU TO IU

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Gosho Zenshu page 1504

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FRIDAY, July 25th 2025 Daily Gosho plus SATURDAY, July 26th Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, July 25th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"To begin with, the Lotus Sutra was taught to lead all living beings to the Buddha way. Only those who have faith in it, however, attain Buddhahood."

(The Embankments of Faith 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 625)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 25th, 2025

Saturday, July 26th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"It is not by chance that you live where you do. You have emerged ...as Bodhisattvas of the Earth, emissaries of the Buddha whom Nichiren Daishonin has entrusted with realising kosen-rufu... Children of the Buddha, dispatched by the Buddha, will never be defeated. They will never be unhappy.

"So no matter how hard things are, I ask you to grit your teeth, be strong, be brave, have a big heart, and persevere. I regard as true champions, true victors, those who have steadily won people's trust and paved the way for kosen-rufu...despite facing opposition to their faith. Their faith is stronger than that of any leader, and they are the great heroes of the Soka Gakkai."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 12, SGI Newsletter 11439, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SORE HOKEKYO NO KOKORO WA ISSAI SHUJO KAI JOBUTSUDO NO ONKYO NARI SHIKARI TO IEDOMO SHINZURU MONO WA JOBUTSU O TOGU

New Gosho Zenshu page 1729
Gosho Zenshu page 1307

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Daily Gosho Thurs. 24th July 2025 & Daily Encouragement Fri. 25th July

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

Thursday, July 24th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Therefore, I entreat the people of this country: Do not look down upon my disciples! If you inquire into their past, you will find that they are great bodhisattvas who have given alms to Buddhas over a period of eight hundred thousand million kalpas, and who have carried out practices under Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Hiranyavatī and Ganges rivers. And if we speak of the future, they will be endowed with the benefit of the fiftieth person, surpassing that of one who gave alms to innumerable living beings for a period of eighty years. They are like an infant emperor wrapped in swaddling clothes, or a great dragon who has just been born. Do not despise them! Do not look on them with contempt!"

(On the Four Stages of Faith 

and the Five Stages of Practice 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 788)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 24th, 2025

Friday, July 25th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Our founding president Tsunesaburo Makiguchi often declared: 'Give me a single lion over a thousand sheep!' He taught that 'a single courageous person committed to great good will be able to accomplish great things.' Just one individual with the spirit to stand alone is absolutely crucial."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, The Path of Soka Mentors and Disciples, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KOU KOKUCHU NO SHONIN WAGA MATTEIRA O KARONZURU KOTO NAKARE SUSUNDE KAKO O TAZUNUREBA HACHIJUMAN OKU KO KUYO SESHI DAIBOSATSU NARI ANI KIREN ICHIGO NO MONO NI ARAZUYA SHIRIZOITE MIRAI O RONZUREBA HACHIJUNEN NO FUSE NI CHOKA SHITE GOJU NO KUDOKU O SONAU BESHI TENSHI NO MUTSUKI NI MATOWARE DAIRYU NO HAJIMETE SHOZURU GA GOTOSHI BETSUJO SURU KOTO NAKARE BETSUJO SURU KOTO NAKARE

New Gosho Zenshu page 270
Gosho Zenshu page 342

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Wed. 23rd July 2025 Daily Gosho + Thurs. 24th July 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, July 23rd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"This is similar to a tarnished mirror that will shine like a jewel when polished. A mind now clouded by the illusions of the innate darkness of life is like a tarnished mirror, but when polished, it is sure to become like a clear mirror, reflecting the essential nature of phenomena and the true aspect of reality."

(On Attaining Buddhahood 

in This Lifetime

- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: Experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 23rd, 2025

Thursday, July 24th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"...a brief encounter, a single word of encouragement can become a lifelong source of inspiration. To offer encouragement is to bring light to someone's heart."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 10, SGI Newsletter 11439, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
TATOEBA ANKYO MO MIGAKI NUREBA TAMA TO MIYURU GA GOTOSHI TADAIMA MO ICHINEN MUMYO NO MEISHIN WA MIGAKAZARU KAGAMI NARI KORE O MIGAKABA KANARAZU HOSSHO SHINNYO NO MYOKYO TO NARU BESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 317
Gosho Zenshu page 384

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22nd July 2025 Daily Gosho + 23rd July Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"As practice progresses and understanding grows, the three obstacles and four devils emerge in confusing form, vying with one another to interfere... One should be neither influenced nor frightened by them." 

("Letter to Brothers" 

WND-l page 501)

Source:  University x Study

Seikyo Newspaper: July 22, 2025

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, an Indian scholar and philosopher who has carried on the nonviolent spirit of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), shared an anecdote about the great leader of Indian independence that I will never forget. In the last year of his life, Gandhi travelled to towns and villages to impart his message of harmony and reconciliation during the bitter conflicts that arose following India's independence [in 1947]. On those journeys, he would often quietly sing the song 'Walk Alone,' based on a poem by Rabindranath Tagore: 'If they answer not to thy call walk alone. ... / With the thunder flame of pain ignite thine own heart / and let it burn alone.'*

"With this song echoing in his heart, Gandhi reached out to the people, proud of his solitary struggle, unafraid of facing persecution or isolation.

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, The Spirit to Protect Buddhism, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

* Rabindranath Tagore, The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore, vol. 1 (Poems), edited by Sisir Kumar Das (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1994), pp. 341-42.

-- KYO NO GOSHO -- 
GYOGE SUDENI TSUTOME NUREBA SANSHO SHIMA FUNZEN TO SHITE KISOI OKORU NAISHI SHITAGAU BEKARAZU OSORU BEKARAZU

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MONDAY, July 21st 2025 Daily Gosho + TUESDAY, July 22nd 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, July 21st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Whether you chant the Buddha's name, recite the sutra, or merely offer flowers and incense, all your virtuous acts will implant benefits and roots of goodness in your life. With this conviction you should strive in faith."

(On Attaining Buddhahood 

  in This Lifetime 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 4)
Selection Source: 

Learning the Soka Spirit 

in the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin 

-- From Ikeda Sensei's lectures, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 21st, 2025

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"We cannot create happiness with a passive attitude, waiting for others to do things for us. With that attitude, if no one helps us, we will end up feeling sorry for ourselves and grow to hate and resent others. This is a cause of unhappiness.

"Nichiren Buddhism is a philosophy of self-reliance, not dependence on others. It empowers us to stand up on our own and open a new way forwards. Doesn't it teach that by changing ourselves, we can change our environment and our society?

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 10, SGI Newsletter 11439, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOTOKE NO MINA O TONAE KYOGAN O YOMI HANA O CHIRASHI KO O HINERU MADEMO MINA WAGA ICHINEN NI OSAMETARU KUDOKU ZENKON NARI TO SHINJIN O TORU BEKINARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 317
Gosho Zenshu page 383

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20.7.2025 Sunday Daily Gosho + 21.7. 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, July 20, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"What does Bodhisattva Never Disparaging's profound respect for people signify? The purpose of the appearance in this world of Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, lies in his behaviour as a human being. Respectfully. The wise may be called human, but the thoughtless are no more than animals."

(The Three Kinds of Treasure 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 852)
Selection Source: 

The Perspective of 

Nichiren Buddhism, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 20, 2025

Monday, July 21st, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Mr. Toda said: 'The Soka Gakkai must strive just as the Daishonin teaches. With the determination that we will accomplish the Daishonin's wish for kosen-rufu, we must triumph in each great struggle.'

"The Soka Gakkai, directly connected to the Daishonin and basing itself firmly on his writings, has won in all its challenges and endeavours with faith and the conviction that 'no prayer will go unanswered' (cf. WND-1, 345).

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [78] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, The Spirit to Protect Buddhism, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
FUKYO BOSATSU NO HITO O UYAMAISHI WA IKANARU KOTOZO KYOSHU SHAKUSON NO SHUSSE NO HONKAI WA HITO NO FURUMAI NITE SORAIKERUZO ANAKASHIKO ANAKASHIKO KASHIKOKI O NIN TO II HAKANAKI O CHIKU TO IU

New Gosho Zenshu page 1597
Gosho Zenshu page 1174

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

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

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Sat. July 19, 2025 Daily Gosho + Sun. July 20 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, July 19th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets. For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital?"

(Letter to Niike 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1027)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 19th, 2025

Sunday, July 20th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT —
"There is nothing more noble and beautiful than the bonds shared by Soka Gakkai members. Whenever someone suffers from illness or has troubles at work, we offer encouragement, listen to them and pray they will recover or overcome their problems. Our actions arise from our empathy and concern for our friends' happiness.

"Moreover, we don't reserve our sincere care and concern only for members; we extend it to our neighbours, friends and others in our lives. Indeed, the human solidarity we are creating is becoming a precious treasure for society.

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 5, SGI Newsletter 11439, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HAJIME YORI OWARI MADE IYOIYO SHINJIN O ITASU BESHI SA NAKUSHITE KOKAI YA  ARAN ZURAN TATOEBA KAMAKURA YORI KYO E WA JUNINICHI NO MICHI NARI SORE O JUICHINICHI AMARI AYUMI O HAKOBITE IMA ICHINICHI NI NATTE AYUMI O SASHIOKITEWA NAN TO SHITE MIYAKO NO TSUKI O NAGAME SORO BEKI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2063
Gosho Zenshu page 1440

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

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

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18th July 2025 Friday Daily Gosho + 19th July Saturday Daily Encouragement

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

Friday, July 18th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The Lotus Sutra is like the lion king, who rules over all other animals.  A woman who embraces the lion king of the Lotus Sutra never fears any of the beasts of hell or of the realms of hungry spirits and animals."

(The Drum at the Gate of Thunder

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 949)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 18th, 2025

Saturday, July 19th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Consistently engaging in compassionate dialogue is the heart of bodhisattva practice to help all people attain enlightenment. It is a sure way to elevate our own and others' fundamental state of life."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [78] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, The Spirit to Protect Buddhism, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOKEKYO WA SHISHIO NO GOTOSHI ISSAI NO KEMONO NO ITADAKI TO SU HOKEKYO NO SHISHIO O TAMOTSU NYONIN WA ISSAI NO JIGOKU GAKI CHIKUSHO TO NO HYAKUJU NI OSORURU KOTO NASHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1745
Gosho Zenshu page 1316

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

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

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THURSDAY, 17th July 2025 Daily Gosho + FRIDAY, 18th July 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, July 17th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The way to become a Buddha easily is nothing special. It is the same as giving water to a thirsty person in a time of drought, or as providing fire for a person freezing in the cold."

(The Wealthy Man Sudatta

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 1086)
Selection Source: Zadankai, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 17th, 2025

Friday, July 18th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"When leaders do their utmost to forge beautiful human relationships, kosen-rufu is sure to expand steadily.

"In addition, behind every individual who stands up and begins to practise sincerely there are always seniors in faith and fellow members who have consistently encouraged and cared for them.

"Countless members attest that they owe who they are today to someone's sincere encouragement or that a member's character inspired them to start practising Nichiren Buddhism."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 5, SGI Newsletter 11439, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
HOTOKE NI NARI YASUKI KOTO WA BETSU NO YO SORAWAZU KANBATSU NI KAWAKERU MONO NI MIZU O ATAE KANPYO NI KOGOETARU MONO NI HI O ATAURU GA GOTOSHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1918
Gosho Zenshu page 1574

And the Japanese kanji for 

Tsukizuki Hibini 

on Seikyo Shinbun's web-site
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Wed. July 16th 2025 Daily Gosho + Thurs. July 17th 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, July 16th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"When one comes to realise and see that each thing—the cherry, the plum, the peach, the damson—in its own entity, without undergoing any change, possesses the eternally endowed three bodies, then this is what is meant by the word ryō, 'to include' or all-inclusive."

(The Immeasurable Meanings Sutra 

- OTT, page 200)
Selection Source: Experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, July 16th, 2025

Thursday, July 17th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"It is our unswerving commitment to spreading the Mystic Law that underlies all our activities.

"In any sphere, great achievements and accomplishments are only possible through steadfast commitment. The key is to what we are most deeply committed. As we strive to achieve the unprecedented undertaking of kosen-rufu, let us advance boldly, with the dignified life states of bodhisattva and Buddhahood, unperturbed by the praise and censure of those dominated by the six paths."*

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [78] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, The Spirit to Protect Buddhism, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

* The six paths: This refers to the first six of the Ten Worlds-the worlds of life states or hell, hungry spirits, animals, asuras, human beings, and heavenly beings.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KORE SUNAWACHI OBAITORI NO KOKO NO TOTAI O ARATAMEZU SHITE MUSA NO SANJIN TO KAIKEN SUREBA KORE SUNAWACHI RYO NO GI NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1090
Gosho Zenshu page 784

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