---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"A compassionate life dedicated to working for the welfare of all living beings is a joyous one.
"In his treatise 'The Opening of the Eyes,' Nichiren Daishonin writes: '[In his earlier teachings, Shakyamuni Buddha] spoke of the present world as an impure land. But now, in the 'Life Span' chapter [of the Lotus Sutra], he has reversed this, revealing that this world is the true land' (WND-1,256). Our communities are the 'true land' of our mission. We should, therefore, not lament about the places where we find ourselves right now. The challenge falls to us to transform them, through our own efforts, into victorious Lands of Tranquil Light--realms of Buddhahood. Such is a way of life based on the essential teaching of the Lotus Sutra."
"In his treatise 'The Opening of the Eyes,' Nichiren Daishonin writes: '[In his earlier teachings, Shakyamuni Buddha] spoke of the present world as an impure land. But now, in the 'Life Span' chapter [of the Lotus Sutra], he has reversed this, revealing that this world is the true land' (WND-1,256). Our communities are the 'true land' of our mission. We should, therefore, not lament about the places where we find ourselves right now. The challenge falls to us to transform them, through our own efforts, into victorious Lands of Tranquil Light--realms of Buddhahood. Such is a way of life based on the essential teaching of the Lotus Sutra."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Nevertheless, I vowed to summon up a powerful and unconquerable desire for the salvation of all beings and never to falter in my efforts."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 240)
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 240)
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