Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"The Year of Capable People and Development has begun. In a letter to thel ay nun Ueno, the mother of Nanjo Tokimitsu, the Daishonin writes"
"'After hearing it [this teaching of the Lotus Sutra]' strive even more earnestly in faith. One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way. (WND-1,457)
The Daishonin constantly urges us to exert ourselves 'even more,' 'more and more,' and 'more than ever.' It is important that we strive for kosen-rufu with the strong and determined spirit to make even greater efforts with every passing year of our Buddhist practise. When we advance with faith based on this spirit of “true cause'--the spirit of always moving forwards from this moment on--capable people will appear and grow, and kosen-rufu will develop exponentially."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"Secret means strict [or without a single exception]. The three thousand worlds, every single one of them, exist [in one's life]."
(Ongi kuden - Gosho Zenshu, page 714, The Record of the Orally TransmittedTeachings, page 22)