---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Does political power or wealth make a person great? Judging a person's merits by such criteria is a grave mistake. Moreover, from the perspective of the universal Law of Buddhism that operates across the three existences of past, present, and future, the sphere of worldly power is small and insignificant. There is nothing for us to fear.
We who practice this unsurpassed Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin are the bodhisattvas of whom the Lotus Sutra speaks, the most noble and admirable "treasures of the nation" and "treasures of the world." Innumerable heavenly deities and Buddhas-- the positive and protective functions of the universe-- will unfailingly support and protect us. Please be absolutely assured of this. Let's proceed on the great path of genuine happiness with courage and optimism, viewing the world from a lofty and elevated state of life.
We who practice this unsurpassed Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin are the bodhisattvas of whom the Lotus Sutra speaks, the most noble and admirable "treasures of the nation" and "treasures of the world." Innumerable heavenly deities and Buddhas-- the positive and protective functions of the universe-- will unfailingly support and protect us. Please be absolutely assured of this. Let's proceed on the great path of genuine happiness with courage and optimism, viewing the world from a lofty and elevated state of life.
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets."
(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1027)
(Letter to Niike - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1027)
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