Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"The Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) wrote: 'Joy is infectious, and therefore no one is more capable of giving instruction on the subject of joy than he who himself is joyous.' If you brim with joy, it will be contagious. The joy of our Buddhist practise spreads out widely in great ripples."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"When you shake your head, your hair sways; when your mind begins to work, your body moves. When a strong wind blows, the grass and trees can no longer remain still; when the earth shakes, the seas are atremble. Thus if one can move Shakyamuni Buddha, the lord of teachings, can the grass and trees fail to respond, can the waters remain calm?"
(Concerning the Statue of Shakyamuni Buddha Fashioned by Nichigen-nyo - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.2, page 811)