Daily Gosho

"We ordinary beings are fettered by evil karma, earthly desires, and the sufferings of birth and

"Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from flint if you stop

"The function of fire is to burn and give light. The function of water is to wash away filth.

"Shakyamuni Buddha, who has attained perfect enlightenment, is our own flesh and blood. His

"The heart of the Buddha's lifetime of teachings is the Lotus Sutra, and the heart of the

"Buddhism teaches that, when the Buddha nature manifests itself from within, it will receive

"Regarding the word myo of Myoho-renge-kyo, Bodhisattva Nagarjuna comments in The Treatise on

"Question: The “Expedient Means” chapter in the first volume of the Lotus Sutra states, “The

"The fifth scroll contains the very heart of the Lotus Sutra, for it reveals that the dragon

"When we revere Myoho-renge-kyo inherent in our own life as the object of devotion, the Buddha

"The Lotus Sutra states, “[The doctrines that they preach . . .] will never be contrary to the

"At present the entire body of the Honorable Abutsu is composed of the five elements of earth,

"If you continue living as you are now, there can be no doubt that you will be practicing the

"Bodhisattva Never Disparaging of old said that all people have the Buddha nature and that, if

"One may ask why the results of these vows should be so long in appearing. And yet, though one

"Great events never have minor omens. When great evil occurs, great good follows. Since great

"In the eighth volume of Great Concentration and Insight and in the eighth volume of The

"The Lotus Sutra is the master of Medicine Master Buddha in the east, as well as the master of

"Strengthen your resolve more than ever. Ice is made of water, but it is colder than water. Blue

"[...] there were physicians in China named Huang Ti and Pien Ch'üeh, and there were

"Masakado was renowned as a brave general who had mastered the art of war, yet he was defeated

"One who listens to even a sentence or phrase of the sutra and cherishes it deep in one's

"In this age, it is as natural for a woman to change her fixed karma by practicing the Lotus

"There should be no discrimination among those who propagate the five characters of Myoho-renge-

"Therefore, the best way to attain Buddhahood is to encounter a good friend. How far can our own

"[...] each character in the Lotus Sutra is like a single wish-granting jewel, and the

"The Buddha states: “Have no fear of mad elephants. What you should fear are evil friends! Why?

"You should understand, therefore, that it is the power of the Buddhist Law that enables the

"A fire burns higher when logs are added, and a strong wind makes a kalakula grow larger. The

"There is definitely something extraordinary in the ebb and flow of the tide, the rising and