---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The culmination of the Daishonin's struggle to propagate the Law is the revelation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo of the Three Great Secret Laws, the entity of the Law for kosen-rufu.
"The first of the Three Great Secret Laws is the object of devotion of the essential teaching. The Daishonin embodied the supremely noble life-state of his own enlightenment in this object of devotion, the Gohonzon, in order to enable us to become aware of the supremely noble life-state that inherently exists in all human beings. The second of the Three Great Secret Laws is the daimoku of the essential teaching. It consists of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo oneself and teaching others to do the same-- Nam-myoho-renge-kyo being the name of this supremely noble state oflife, or Buddha nature. And the third of the Three Great Secret Laws is the sanctuary of the essential teaching. This serves as the foundation for constructing a harmonious community of believers (Skt. samgha), whose members encourage each other to maintain firm faith in Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and vow together to propagate the Law and actualise the principle of establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.
"Based on these three elements, practitioners of the Daishonin's Buddhism strive to realise kosen-rufu by bringing the brilliance of the infinitely precious Mystic Law to shine in people's lives and in the land where they reside."
"The first of the Three Great Secret Laws is the object of devotion of the essential teaching. The Daishonin embodied the supremely noble life-state of his own enlightenment in this object of devotion, the Gohonzon, in order to enable us to become aware of the supremely noble life-state that inherently exists in all human beings. The second of the Three Great Secret Laws is the daimoku of the essential teaching. It consists of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo oneself and teaching others to do the same-- Nam-myoho-renge-kyo being the name of this supremely noble state oflife, or Buddha nature. And the third of the Three Great Secret Laws is the sanctuary of the essential teaching. This serves as the foundation for constructing a harmonious community of believers (Skt. samgha), whose members encourage each other to maintain firm faith in Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and vow together to propagate the Law and actualise the principle of establishing the correct teaching for the peace of the land.
"Based on these three elements, practitioners of the Daishonin's Buddhism strive to realise kosen-rufu by bringing the brilliance of the infinitely precious Mystic Law to shine in people's lives and in the land where they reside."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"However, as for the matter of becoming a Buddha, ordinary people keep in mind the words 'earnest resolve' and there by become Buddhas."
(The Gift of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,Vol.1, page 1125)
(The Gift of Rice - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,Vol.1, page 1125)
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