Friday, July 28, 2006

Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Dedicated to kosen-rufu, our lives are often busier and more challenging than many people around us. But precisely because of that, we experience many times the fulfillment and joy of others as well. We constantly rack our brains over how we can advance kosen-rufu; wondering how best to share Buddhism with others, encourage our fellow members, galvanize a certain group, contribute to the growth of our chapter, and so on. But these are the worries and struggles of a bodhisattva. They resonate with the Buddha’s spirit and represent the noblest state of life.
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Iron, when heated in the flames and pounded, becomes a fine sword. Worthies and sages are tested by abuse."
(Letter from Sado - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,page 303)

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