Gosho Study #7: Hell Is the Land of Tranquil Light One who, on hearing the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, makes even greater efforts in faith is a true seeker of the way. Tien-tai states, “From the indigo, an even deeper blue.” This passage means that, if one dyes something […]
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Gosho Study #6: King Rinda The neighing of the white horses is the sound of our voices chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. When Brahma, Shakra, the gods of the sun and moon, the four heavenly kings, and the others hear this sound, how could they fail to take on a healthy color and […]
Gosho Study #5: On Reprimanding Hachiman Now for the past twenty-eight years, since the fifth year of the Kencho era [1253], cyclical sign mizunoto-ushi, the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month, until the present, the twelfth month of the third year of the Koan era [1280], cyclical sign kanoe-tatsu, I, […]
Gosho Study #4: On Repaying Debts of Gratitude If Nichiren’s compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity, for it has the beneficial power to open the blind eyes of every living being in the country of Japan, and […]
Gosho Study #3: The Hero of the World Untempered iron quickly melts in a blazing fire, like ice put in hot water. But a sword, even when exposed to great fire, withstands the heat for a while, because it has been well forged. In admonishing you in this way, I […]
Gosho Study #1: The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. “All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.[1]” These golden words will never prove false. The heart of strategy and swordsmanship derives from the Mystic Law. […]
