Friday, December 22, 2006

Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Some people, while they may at one point have exerted themselves in faith wholeheartedly, end up defeated by persecution or succumbing to selfishness and arrogance and giving up completely. Nichiren Daishonin writes: 'To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But Buddhahood lies in continuing faith' (WND-1, 471).
Perseverance is crucial in faith. It's the source of real strength and the key to achieving our great objective."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Therefore, you must summon up the great power of faith more than ever. Do not blame the heavenly gods if you exhaust your good fortune and lose their protection.."
(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page1000)

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