Thursday, February 14, 2008

Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"Naturally, 'in one's present form' doesn't mean attaining Buddhahood while wallowing in suffering or surrendering to indolence. A struggle to transform the moment-to-moment focus of our minds is required. Nichiren Daishonin revealed the Gohonzon, the object of devotion, so that anyone can undertakethis struggle.
"The Daishonin gave expression to the supreme state of life he had attained, by inscribing it in the form of the Gohonzon. Those who chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with faith in this Gohonzon can break through the darkness or ignorance that shrouds their lives and bring forth from within the state of Buddhahood that is one with the Mystic Law."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"There are three categories of people that all human beings should respect. They are the sovereign, the teacher, and the parent."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page220)

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