Nichiren Buddhism Daily Gosho Study ~ Daily Encouragement Letter to Friends
Thursday
Enduring Happiness
Dear Friend,
The perception of daily life chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” and how we feel about it is enduring happiness.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “But now if one will only cast aside such thinking, correct one’s outlook, and return to a state of enlightenment,
Wednesday
Peace And Security
Dear Friend,
Our Buddha nature is revealed chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” in the peace and security we experience.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “Now the place where Nichiren and his followerschant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
Our Buddha nature is revealed chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” in the peace and security we experience.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “Now the place where Nichiren and his followerschant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
Tuesday
Tuesday Morning
Dear Friend,
Penetrating the measure of each moment chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo,” we display the substance of happiness.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “But when we come to the present sutra, the Lotus, we awaken to the realization that the two phases of life and death are
Monday
Quickly Attain
Dear Friend,
Quickly attain desired results chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” just as the Lotus Sutra instructs.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “In his Outstanding Principles of the Lotus Sutra, the Great Teacher Dengyō states: “The dragon king’s daughter, an instructor of others, did not need to
Nature And Behavior
Dear Friend,
Immediate needs of daily life are opened chanting “Nam Myoho
Renge Kyo” with persistent desire, like a burning fire, each moment of life is
illuminated.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “Since this is so, then the essentialnature of our lives is Myoho-renge-kyo. And once we have come to
understand that Myoho-renge-kyo is not the
Sunday
Effect Of Joy
Dear Friend,
Expressing the effect of joy chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo”
merges the Buddha nature within the interval of each moment.
Nichiren Daishonin teaches: “Speaking of the chapter as a
whole, the idea of gradually overcoming illusions is not the ultimate meaning
of the “Life Span”
chapter. You should understand that the ultimate meaning of this chapter is
that ordinary
Substance Of Happiness
Dear Friend,
A mind cluttered and dysfunctional immediately opens chanting
“Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” revealing the substance of happiness in the present
moment.
Nichiren Daishonin writes: “But those who follow the
teachings of Nichiren honestly discard the mistaken doctrines of the
Saturday
Heart And Mind
Thursday
Interaction and Escape
Dear Friend,
The delusion that we are only transient phenomena with an
assigned value is our fundamental ignorance of the Buddha nature. Chanting “Nam
Myoho Renge Kyo” opens the Buddha nature that has always existed within us. In each moment, we must realize the eternal
aspect of Buddhahood chanting “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” as we reveal the
immeasurable good fortune of this single moment of life.
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