Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Daily Gosho - The Great Battle

So today, it's win or lose time for me. I am in a critical situation which I must transform into a victory. This guidance from Sensei and this Gosho extract from "The Great Battle" really sum up the attitude I must muster today...

 "Buddhism concerns itself with winning. When we battle a powerful enemy, either we will triumph or we will be defeated--there is no middle ground. Battling against life's negative functions is an integral part of Buddhism. It is through victory in this struggle that we become Buddhas." http://www.sgi.org/buddhism/buddhist-concepts/win-or-lose.html 

 "Not once have I thought of retreat."

 (The Great Battle - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Volume 2, page 465) Selection source: SGI President Ikeda's guidance, Seikyo Shimbun, October 21st, 2012

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3 comments:

  1. cds31 January 2013 at 13:06

    The struggle against our inner demons and negative thougths: that's the harder task for all of us, that's the battle we must win if we want to attain the buddhahood in our life.

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    1. emsjourney7 February 2013 at 13:26

      that's right, the internal battle where we will not be defeated by the devil king of the sixth heaven - let's keep winning!

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  2. Anonymous17 October 2024 at 22:30

    My name is Jitka and I am from Melbourne australia
    We were studying this Gosho yesterday and it is very powerful letter to us fro
    Nichiren
    Every day is a win or loose I. Buddhism
    I start reading a Gosho more regularly and I can see a different in my life specially now after I lost my husband in March 2024 on Lung cancer
    I am determined to win each day

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