Daily Gosho

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

"There are two ways of perceiving the three thousand realms in a single moment of life. One is

"Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds:

"Never seek this Gohonzon outside yourself. The Gohonzon exists only within the mortal flesh of

"The Great Teacher Miao-lo says: “You should understand that one's life and its environment

"With regard to the debt of gratitude owed to our parents, our father may be likened to heaven

"The sutra states, “The wisdom of the Buddhas is infinitely profound and immeasurable.” [...]

"Question: If that is so, then why do you not take Shakyamuni as your object of devotion, but

"The “Expedient Means” chapter in volume one of the Lotus Sutra states, “The Buddhas wish to

"There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant

"Though numerous, the Japanese will find it difficult to accomplish anything, because they are

"It is the nature of beasts to threaten the weak and fear the strong. Our contemporary scholars

"Kyo'o's misfortune will change into fortune. Muster your faith, and pray to this

"Just as flowers open up and bear fruit, just as the moon appears and invariably grows full,

"Neither the pure land nor hell exists outside oneself; both lie only within one's own heart

"An arrogant person will always be overcome with fear when meeting a strong enemy, as was the

"Since the remotest past up until now, you have merely suffered in vain the pains of countless

"for the matter of becoming a Buddha, ordinary people keep in mind the words “earnest resolve”

"Famine occurs as a result of greed, pestilence as a result of foolishness, and warfare as a

"[...] we know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered

"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