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AUG 06, 2023

Selection for July 20.
Since the world was ungovernable with the non-Buddhist scriptures, the Buddhist scriptures were gradually introduced, and when they were used in governing, the world became tranquil. This was solely because the wisdom of Buddhism can fully elucidate the hearts of the people.
('Nichiren. The Kalpa of Decrease - WND-1, 1120)

Neither the date nor addressee of this letter is known. Judging from the concluding paragraph, Nichiren Daishonin may have sent it via his disciple Acharya Daishin to someone in the clan of the late lay priest Takahashi Rokuro Hyoe, a believer who lived in Kajima in Fuji District of Suruga Province.

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Sélection pour le 20 juillet
Le monde ne pouvant être gouverné selon les écrits non bouddhiques, les écrits bouddhiques furent peu à peu introduits et, lorsqu'on y eut recours pour gouverner, le monde devint paisible. En effet, seule la sagesse des enseignements bouddhiques permet d'éclairer pleinement le cœur des êtres humains.
« Le kalpa de déclin », Les Écrits de Nichiren, p.1127
On ne connaît ni la date ni le destinataire de cette lettre. D'après le paragraphe de conclusion, on peut supposer que Nichiren l'a fait parvenir par l'intermédiaire de son disciple Daishin Ajari à un membre du clan du défunt moine séculier Takahashi Rokuro Hyoe, un croyant qui habitait à Kashima, dans le district du mont Fuji, dans la province de Suruga.
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Today's GOSHO

You must never think that any of the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha’s lifetime or any of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are outside yourself. Your practice of the Buddhist teachings will not relieve you of the sufferings of birth and death in the least unless you perceive the true nature of your life. If you seek enlightenment outside yourself, then your performing even ten thousand practices and ten thousand good deeds will be in vain. It is like the case of a poor man who spends night and day counting his neighbor's wealth but gains not even half a coin. That is why the T’ien-tai school’s commentary states, “Unless one perceive the nature of one’s life, one cannot eradicate one’s grave offenses.” This passage implies that, unless one perceives the nature of one’s life, one’s practice will become an endless, painful austerity. Therefore, such students of Buddhism are condemned as non-Buddhist.

(WND-1 P3-4, Gosho P383)

(WND = The Writings of NICHIREN DAISHONIN)

No matter what path you are on, if you wish to pursue it in depth, we need someone to teach and guide us and serve as a model. This is the role of a mentor. The path of disciple comes into being, when we determine to live up to the mentor's expectations. This is the inevitable conclusion reached by those who devote their lives by seeking the Way.
The New Human Revolution
VOL. 10 "Crown Champions" pg. 297

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For Today and Tomorrow

by Daisaku Ikeda

Sunday, November 27

Faith is the ultimate essence of intellect. Through the practice of correct faith, the intellect comes to shine. Intellect without correct faith lacks a firm anchor in the soil of life and eventually becomes disordered. This prompted the first Soka Gakkai president, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi, to remark that many modern thinkers were suffering from what he termed "higher psychosis." Faith without intellect, meanwhile, leads to blind faith and fanaticism. Faith or intellect alone—one without the other—is unhealthy.

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Buddhism Day by Day

by Daisaku Ikeda

Sunday, November 27

The true victors in life are those who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.

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Daily Wisdom

From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

Page 462

Sunday, November 27

Only in the Lotus Sutra do we read that a woman who embraces this sutra not only excels all other women, but also surpasses all men.
The Unity of Husband and Wife
Written to Nichigen-nyo on January 27, 1275

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By Daisaku Ikeda:

Earnest voices arising from the depths of our lives are certain to reach the hearts of others. When we are in high spirits, those around us also become energized. When we are full of life and vigour, we will be able to spread our joy to others. 🦜