---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"In Buddhism, the world we live in is called the 'saha world.' 'Saha' means' endurance.' We all struggle with various problems and difficulties that press in upon us. What is crucial is whether we can endure and triumph over them. Life is a struggle for which we need an invincible spirit.
"Nichiren Daishonin, too, placed utmost importance on an invincible spirit. Indeed, we can see this spirit burning brightly throughout his writings.
"Nichiren Daishonin, too, placed utmost importance on an invincible spirit. Indeed, we can see this spirit burning brightly throughout his writings.
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Consider this: if one cannot cross a moat ten feet wide, can one cross a moat that is twenty or thirty feet wide? If you cannot bring about rainfall, which is easy, how can you attain rebirth in the pure land and achieve Buddhahood, which is difficult?"
(The Letter to Petition from Yorimoto - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 808)
(The Letter to Petition from Yorimoto - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 808)
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