Fri. Aug. 22nd 2025 Daily Gosho + Sat. Aug. 23rd 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, August 22nd, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"I strongly urge you to adopt a genial attitude and avoid any appearance of ill will or resentment. ... and always wear a smile."

(The Reconstruction of Hachiman Shrine

 - WND, Vol. 2, page 950)
Selection Source: Myoji no Gen, 

Seikyo Newspaper,  August 22nd, 2025

Saturday,  August 23rd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"In life, we are bound to encounter typhoons and other natural disasters. In a sense, we could say that life is a series of trials and hardships. What matters is what we do at those times.

"Do we despair, thinking it's all over, or do we rise up, determined not to be defeated and to overcome the situation no matter what?

"In fact, the true meaning of faith in Nichiren Buddhism lies in building a strong self that is not defeated by any suffering or adversity. I hope that everyone affected by the disaster

will stand up resolutely and continue to impart the light of hope and courage to all around them, undaunted by the challenges they face."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 35, SGI Newsletter 11510, translation released April 1st, 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAESU GAESU ONBIN NI SHITE ADAMI URAMURU KESHIKI NAKUTE … TSUNENI EMERU SUGATA NITE OWASU BESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1508
Gosho Zenshu page 1107

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Daily Gosho Thurs. 21st Aug. 2025 & Daily Encouragement Fri. 22nd Aug.

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

Thursday, August 21st, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Life is the foremost of all treasures."

(The Gift of Rice 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1125)
Selection Source: Tsukizuki Hibini, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 21st, 2025

Friday, August 22nd, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Reading the Seikyo Shimbun* every day enables us to draw from its pages life force and wisdom which we can use to foster friendships." 

Soka Gakkai President Minoru HARADA's Editorial, Igniting a Global Current for the Dignity of Life, translated from the August 2025 issue of the Daibyakurenge, SGI Newsletter, No. 11845, translation released July 18th 2025

* Could be read as "local SGI monthly, bi-weekly publication" where applicable.   

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
INOCHI TO MOSU MONO WA ISSAI NO TAKARA NO NAKA NI DAIICHI NO TAKARA NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2052
Gosho Zenshu page 1596

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20th Aug. 2025 Wed. Daily Gosho + 21st Aug. Thurs. 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, August 20th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province."

(The Properties of Rice

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 1117)
Selection Source: Experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 20th, 2025

Thursday, August 21stth, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Always wishing for the happiness of those struggling the most, making every effort to support and shine a light on them, and offering them warm encouragement—this is the way of life of a Soka Gakkai leader and the practice of Buddhist humanism."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 34, SGI Newsletter 11509, translation released April 1st, 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SONO KUNI NO BUPPO WA KIHEN NI MAKASE TATEMATSURI SOROZO

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Gosho Zenshu page 1467

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TUESDAY, Aug. 19th 2025 Daily Gosho + WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20th Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"If a person cannot manage to cross a moat ten feet wide, how can they cross one that is a hundred or two hundred feet?" 

("The Actions of the Votary of the Lotus Sutra" 

WND-l page 766)

Source:  Kayo + GOSHO TIME

Seikyo Newspaper: August 19th, 2025

Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

More than ever, humanity longs for an age of Buddhist humanism, respect for the dignity of life, and the triumph of humane values. Let us make a powerful song of respect for all people resound throughout the world! Our progress as champions of Soka, united by the bonds of mentor and disciple, is certain to change the undercurrent of human history and open the way to a future of hope.

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

-- KYO NO GOSHO -- 
ICHI-JO NO HORI O KOENU MONO, JU-JO NIJU-JO NO HORI O KOU BEKI KA.

New Gosho Zenshu page 1229,  

Gosho Zenshu page 912

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MONDAY, August 18th 2025 Daily Gosho plus TUESDAY, August 19th Daily Encouragement

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Monday, August 18th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of us ordinary people who embrace the Lotus Sutra and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(The Real Aspect of the Gohonzon

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 832)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 18th, 2025

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"People awakened to their mission can overcome any obstacle. Nichiren Buddhism has spread through the dauntless actions of individuals committed to the happiness of others."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 33, SGI Newsletter 11506, translation released March 25th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KONO GOHONZON MATTAKU YOSONI MOTOMURU KOTO NAKARE TADA WARERA SHUJO NO HOKEKYO O TAMOTTE NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAURU KYOCHU NO NIKUDAN NI OWASHIMASU NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 2088
Gosho Zenshu page 1244

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Sun. Aug. 17 2025 Daily Gosho + Mon. Aug. 18 Daily Encouragement

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Sunday, August 17th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"A passage in the Six Pāramitās Sutra says to become the master of your mind rather than let your mind master you."

(Letter to the Brothers 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 502)
Selection Source: Buddhist study, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 17th, 2025

Monday, August 18th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"Nichiren Buddhism is a religion for the happiness of the people. It is a religion that enables us to discover the supreme value that resides within us, the infinite vastness of our being that encompasses the universe and the strength not to give in to authoritarianism. It is a religion of human revolution that makes people strong, good and wise."

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

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KOKORO NO SHI TOWA NARUTOMO KOKORO O SHI TO SEZARE TOWA ROKUHARA
MITSUKYO NO MON NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1481
Gosho Zenshu page 1088

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16.8.2025 Sat. Daily Gosho + 17.8. Sun. Daily Encouragement

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Saturday, August 16th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The wonderful means of truly putting an end to the physical and spiritual obstacles of all living beings is none other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo."

(The Wonderful Means of 

  Surmounting Obstacles 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 842)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, Aug. 16th, 2025

Sunday, August 17th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The main focus of a leader's activities is to meet with each member. That is the basis for everything."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 30, SGI Newsletter 11500, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SHINJITSU ISSAI SHUJO SHIKISHIN NO RUNAN O TODOMURU HIJUTSU WA TADA NANMYOHORENGEKYO NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1598
Gosho Zenshu page 1170

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15th Aug. Friday, 2025 Daily Gosho + 16th Aug. 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, August 15th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"This I will state. Let the gods forsake me. Let all persecutions assail me. Still I will give my life for the sake of the Law."

(The Opening of the Eyes 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 280)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 15th, 2025

Saturday, August 16th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"In 1975, 30 years after the horror of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I visited Hiroshima and presented a proposal calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons, which threaten the very survival of the human race. In it, I declared: 'The social role and mission of the Soka Gakkai is to engage in a spiritual struggle, arising from the innermost depths of our beings, against such external forces as violence and political and economic oppression that violate the dignity of human life.'*

"This spiritual struggle against the devilish nature of authority is a hands-on effort we must wage together with the people.

"My proposal continued: 'The task of trying to get our message to each individual is, at a glance, far from glamorous; it requires steadfast, tenacious efforts. Great endeavours always take time. The cultivating work of realising our highest potential and helping others do the same through one-to-one inspiration cannot be achieved overnight. But that is precisely why those efforts will result in people's lives shining with indestructible brilliance, undimmed by the harshest trials.'

"This 'one-to-one inspiration' and 'the cultivating work of realising our full potential and helping others do the same' could be called the very essence of our practice as Bodhisattvas of the Earth.

"Mr. Toda taught that the only way to change society is to change people. Society will only improve if people improve, he said. The global spread of our groundbreaking movement for human revolution will elevate the life state of all humanity."

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

*  From a speech at a Soka Gakkai Headquarters general meeting held in Hiroshima on November 9th, 1975. In it, President Ikeda urged members to spread throughout the world the message of Josei Toda's "Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons," as a fundamental guide for the elimination of such weapons of mass destruction. He also proposed holding meetings of international leaders on this issue and ensuring monitoring of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
SENZURU TOKORO WA TEN MO SUTE TAMAE SHONAN NIMO AE SHINMYO O GO TO SEN

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Gosho Zenshu page 232

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THURSDAY, 14th Aug. 2025 Daily Gosho + FRIDAY, 15th Aug. Daily Encouragement

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Thursday, August 14th, 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.  Now Nichiren and his followers, who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, are the original possessors of these eternally endowed three bodies."

(The Immeasurable Meanings Sutra

 - OTT, page 200)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 14th, 2025

Friday, August 15th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"I've met a great many people and found that among those who stopped practising, most had fallen prey to arrogance. Arrogance makes us self- centred and unable to work in unity with others; it eventually causes us to be a destructive force in the organisation for kosen-rufu. I say this for your sake, because I want you to be victorious in faith."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 30, SGI Newsletter 11500, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KORE SUNAWACHI OBAITORI NO ONO ONO NO TOTAI O ARATAMEZU SHITE MUSA NO SANJIN TO KAIKEN SUREBA KORE SUNAWACHI RYO NO GI NARI IMA NICHIREN RA NO TAGUI NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU MONO WA MUSA NO SANJIN NO HONSHU NARI UNNUN

New Gosho Zenshu page 1090
Gosho Zenshu page 784

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Wed. Aug. 13th 2025 Daily Gosho plus Thurs. Aug. 14th 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, August 13th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present."

(The Opening of the Eyes

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 279)
Selection Source: Experience in faith, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 13th, 2025

Thursday, August 14th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The Lotus Sutra describes the Bodhisattvas of the Earth as 'clever at difficult questions and answers, / their minds know no fear. / They have firmly cultivated persevering minds' (LSOC15, 263). Let us therefore work tirelessly to spread the Mystic Law in this strife-filled saha world, reaching out to and speaking with others. Let us keep challenging ourselves to sow seeds of peace, happiness, and trust in the fields of people's hearts. Let us give them hope for a better, more humane future as we brighten society."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, Fulfilling Our Great Vow as The Bodhisattvas of the Earth, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAKO NO IN O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO KA O MIYO MIRAI NO KA O SHIRAN TO HOSSEBA SONO GENZAI NO IN O MIYO

New Gosho Zenshu page 112
Gosho Zenshu page 231

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12.8.2025 Tues. Daily Gosho + 13.8. Wed. Daily Encouragement

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

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage." 

("On the Buddha's Prophecy" 

WND-l page 402)

Source:  Zadankai

Seikyo Newspaper: August 11th, 2025

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

Of course, chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and sharing Nichiren Buddhism bring you benefits and enable you to overcome financial difficulties. But to attain Buddhahood in this lifetime—that is, to establish a life state of absolute happiness—you must persevere in faith throughout your life. Continuing is the key to faith.

"Being ruled by arrogance, however, will destroy your faith. That's why the Daishonin states: 'If you wish to attain Buddhahood, you have only to lower the banner of your arrogance, cast aside the staff of your anger, and devote yourself exclusively to the one vehicle of the Lotus Sutra [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]. Worldly fame and profit are mere baubles of your present existence, and arrogance and prejudice are ties that will fetter you in the next one' (WND-1, 58–59)."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 29, SGI Newsletter 11499, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO--- 
ASAKI O SATTE FUKAKI NI TSUKU WA JOBU NO KOKORO NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 612,  

Gosho Zenshu page 509

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11th Aug. 2025 MONDAY Daily Gosho plus 12th Aug. TUESDAY Daily Encouragement

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Monday, August 11th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Without practice and study, there can be no Buddhism."

(The True Aspect of All Phenomena 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 386)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 11th, 2025

Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"The Daishonin says that he is carrying out the actual practice of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth and enduring persecution as a result. At the same time, his contemporary and future disciples—who are connected to him through 'the assembly on Holy Eagle Peak which continues in solemn state and has not yet disbanded'* (OTT, 135)—are also Bodhisattvas of the Earth who have appeared in response to their great vow to widely spread the Law, their great vow for kosen-rufu.

"In modern times, it is none but the members of the Soka Gakkai, united by the bonds of mentor and disciple, who have spread the Mystic Law around the world, confirming the Daishonin's declaration 'The Bodhisattvas of the Earth will appear and propagate it' (WND-1, 1112). While in prison, Mr. Toda awoke to his identity as a Bodhisattva of the Earth, and he taught that each one of us shares that identity. How noble and honourable is the mission we have!"

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, Three Decades Since Our Spiritual Independence Day, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

* This passage from the writings of the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai, quoted by Nichiren Daishonin in The Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings, asserts that the assembly on Eagle Peak where Shakyamuni preaches the Lotus Sutra is eternal and never ending.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
GYOGAKU TAENABE BUPPO WA ARU BEKARAZU

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Gosho Zenshu page 1361

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10th August 2025 Sunday Daily Gosho plus 11th August Monday Daily Encouragement

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Sunday, August 10th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"It is the heart that is important."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1000)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 10th, 2025

Monday, August 11th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Encouragement and guidance in faith from comrades are indispensable in helping members understand their mission.

"If we sow seeds but ignore them, they will be eaten by birds or rot away. Through steady and painstaking encouragement, the seeds of mission will sprout and members will grow into true champions who stand up and take initiative."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 27, SGI Newsletter 11494, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KOKORO KOSO TAISETSU NARE

New Gosho Zenshu page 1623
Gosho Zenshu page 1192

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Sat. 9th Aug. 2025 Daily Gosho & Sun. 10th Aug. Daily Encouragement

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

Saturday, August 9th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"The true path lies in the affairs of this world."

(The Gift of Rice 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 1126)
Selection Source: Suntetsu, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 9th, 2025

Sunday, August 10th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"One who propagates the correct teaching in the Latter Day of the Law is certain to encounter an onslaught of obstacles. As the Daishonin also declares in this writing: 'Because what I practise is superior, the difficulties attending it are that much greater' (WND-1, 1115).

"Nonetheless, practitioners of the Lotus Sutra stand up alone and patiently continue to share the correct teaching with one person after another, refusing to let anything intimidate, discourage or defeat them. This, in fact, is not the mission of the Buddha of the essential teaching, Shakyamuni, but of his disciples, the Bodhisattvas of the Earth."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, Three Decades Since Our Spiritual Independence Day, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
MAKOTO NO MICHI WA SEKEN NO JIHO NITE SORO

New Gosho Zenshu page 2053
Gosho Zenshu page 1597

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Tsukizuki Hibini on 

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FRIDAY, Aug. 8th 2025 Daily Gosho + SATURDAY, Aug. 9th 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, August 8th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs."

(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage

 - WND, Vol. 1, page 997)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 8th, 2025

Saturday, August 9th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"The only way to open the way for

Kosen-rufu...is to demonstrate the power of Nichiren Buddhism. It all comes down to members showing how their lives have changed. That's why it's crucial that they experience the benefits of faith. Beyond that, what matters most is that they win people's trust by working for and contributing to the welfare…of their communities. That's the decisive factor in securing the foundations for kosen-rufu."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 25, SGI Newsletter 11492, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
ONO ONO SHISHIO NO KOKORO O TORIIDASHITE IKANI HITO ODOSUTOMO OZURU KOTO NAKARE SHISHIO WA HYAKUJU NI OJIZU SHISHI NO KO MATA KAKUNO GOTOSHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1620
Gosho Zenshu page 1190

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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THURSDAY, 7.8.2025 Daily Gosho + FRIDAY, 8.8. Daily Encouragement

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Thursday, August 7th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"Determine to take every possible precaution."

(On Recommending This Teaching 

to Your Lord and Avoiding 

the Offense of Complicity

 in Slander 

- WND, Vol. 1, page 461)
Selection Source: Zadankai Gosho, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 7th, 2025

Friday, August 8th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---
"All those who play active roles in opening the way for their own and others' happiness through faith in Nichiren Buddhism, a solid teaching for human victory, while living bravely in these turbulent times of the Latter Day of the Law, are Bodhisattvas of the Earth. They are you, my beloved fellow members of Soka."

The Buddhism of the Sun—Illuminating the World, [79] Advancing on the Great path of Kosen-rufu with Unwavering Lifelong Courage, Three Decades Since Our Spiritual Independence Day, October 2021, Daibyaku-renge, translation released June 2022.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
KAMAETE KAMAETE GOYOJIN SORO BESHI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1540
Gosho Zenshu page 1133

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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Wed, Aug. 6, 2025 Daily Gosho + Thurs. Aug. 7 Daily Encouragement

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Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
-- DAILY GOSHO --
"This passage is saying that outside of each instant of thought of our deluded minds there is no Buddha mind. The births and deaths of [us living beings of] the nine worlds are the true reality [or nirvana], and hence we can "freely choose." Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is being "free to choose."

(The Essential Passage in 

Each of the Twenty-eight Chapters 

of the Lotus Sutra, 

The Teacher of the Law 

- OTT, page 212)
Selection Source: Kyo no Hosshin, 

Seikyo Newspaper, August 6th, 2025

Thursday, August 7th, 2025
--- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ---

"Assertions not supported by proof ring hollow. The Daishonin declares: 'Even more

valuable than reason and documentary proof is the proof of actual fact' (WND-1, 599)."

New Human Revolution, Victory Isles, 4th Chapter, Vol. 28, Victory Isles 22, SGI Newsletter 11485, translation released Jan. 11th 2024.

-- KYO NO GOSHO --
WARERA GA ICHINEN NO MOSHIN NO HOKA NI BUSSHIN NASHI KYUKAI NO SHOJI GA SHINNYO NAREBA SUNAWACHI JIZAI NARI IWAYURU NANMYOHORENGEKYO TO TONAE TATEMATSURU WA SUNAWACHI JIZAI NARI

New Gosho Zenshu page 1097
Gosho Zenshu page 789

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Tsukizuki Hibini 

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