---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"The Daishonin observes: 'Here in the entire land of Jambudvipa [the entire world], in all the 2,225 years since the passing of the Buddha, not a single person chanted it [Nam-myoho-renge-kyo]. Nichiren alone, without sparing his voice, now chants Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo' (WND-1, 736). Even the universal teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo would only be spread when the right time arrived and someone appeared who was willing to stake their life on earnestly propagating it.
"The Daishonin speaks of 'not sparing his voice.' He himself had worked tirelessly, without sparing his voice, to teach people about the path he had pioneered. As a result, he was able to establish the Three Great Secret Laws, the core principles of the supreme teaching to be propagated in the Latter Day. We must never forget that the flourishing of the Daishonin's people-centred Buddhism is fostered through dedicated, practical efforts to spread the Law.
"Merely chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo by oneself without encouraging others to do the same will not cause the Law to spread widely among the people in the evil age of the Latter Day. Unless we can defeat the darkness or ignorance in our own lives and teach others to do likewise, there will be no fundamental transformation in people's lives. Therefore, after declaring the establishment of his teaching, the Daishonin continued to chant and teach others to do the same--' without sparing his voice.' Consequently, he encountered tremendous persecutions. Undeterred, he advanced fearlessly along the path of his mission to propagate the Mystic Law in the Latter Day. His efforts to speak out and spread the correct teaching without sparing his voice epitomise the spirit of not begrudging one's life."
"The Daishonin speaks of 'not sparing his voice.' He himself had worked tirelessly, without sparing his voice, to teach people about the path he had pioneered. As a result, he was able to establish the Three Great Secret Laws, the core principles of the supreme teaching to be propagated in the Latter Day. We must never forget that the flourishing of the Daishonin's people-centred Buddhism is fostered through dedicated, practical efforts to spread the Law.
"Merely chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo by oneself without encouraging others to do the same will not cause the Law to spread widely among the people in the evil age of the Latter Day. Unless we can defeat the darkness or ignorance in our own lives and teach others to do likewise, there will be no fundamental transformation in people's lives. Therefore, after declaring the establishment of his teaching, the Daishonin continued to chant and teach others to do the same--' without sparing his voice.' Consequently, he encountered tremendous persecutions. Undeterred, he advanced fearlessly along the path of his mission to propagate the Mystic Law in the Latter Day. His efforts to speak out and spread the correct teaching without sparing his voice epitomise the spirit of not begrudging one's life."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Although I and my disciples may encounter various difficulties, if we do not harbour doubts in our hearts, we will as a matter of course attain Buddhahood. "
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 283)
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 283)
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