Daily Gosho - The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra

Yesterday was a day and a half. A wonderful Gohonzon enshrining ceremony and an impromptu discussion meeting in the car on the way back. Two hours later, I found myself in a situation which fundamentally needs to change. There is no other option; I need to transform this with the power of daimoku. And the results will depend on my strong faith and my deep desire to change poison into medicine. It all starts with us. And with our deep conviction, we will be able to transform anything...

"It is the heart that is important. No matter how earnestly Nichiren prays for you, if you lack faith, it will be like trying to set fire to wet tinder. Spur yourself to muster the power of faith."

(The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 1000) http://www.sgilibrary.org/view.php?page=1000 Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, July 28th, 2012

Background

In the tenth month of the second year of Koan (1279), this letter was written in reply to a letter to Nichiren Daishonin from Shijo Kingo, informing him that Kingo had been ambushed by enemies among his fellow samurai, but had managed to escape unharmed.
The Daishonin teaches Kingo that faith must always come first, before any other tactic or strategy, and that faith in the Mystic Law is the ultimate factor that determines victory or defeat.