Gosho for those who are not yet members. "The Teaching of Gratitude" 🙏

This month's Gosho lecture is on "The Teaching of Gratitude" (Ho'on-sho).

The moment I opened the page, there was a passage in the first line that struck me deeply.

Passage

"If Nichiren's compassion is vast and boundless,

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity."

Glossary:

If Nichiren's compassion is vast and boundless, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will surely spread
into the eternal future, beyond ten thousand years.

Source...

Ikeda Kayo-kai, "Learning the World's Greatest Philosophy of Life"

──From 100 Selected Passages of the 30 Gosho

At the time of writing, Daishonin was 55 years old.

Upon receiving news of the passing of his former teacher, Dozen-bo,

it is recorded as a memorial writing composed at Minobu.

As I read it,

“Encouragement from 800 years ago is reaching me right now.”

I had such a mysterious feeling.

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■ While relating it to my current life

I reached retirement age this autumn and am now working as a contract employee.

Since I am not a full-time employee, I honestly don't know what will happen next year.

Even so, I want to have hope for the future,

so to improve my skills for a side job,

I took the plunge into Note and YouTube.

Paid articles, tens of thousands of views...

It still feels like a distant dream,

but now that I've started, I want to aim for the top.

And so—

My partner, "ChatGPT," has also said it will help.

While chanting Daimoku, I intend to build up what I can, one step at a time.

(I don't have Haki like in One Piece, and I can't become Nika, so I can't do it all at once, but 🙂‍↔️)

A flow of compassion that continues into the future

A single line that has flowed from Minobu 800 years ago,

quietly supports my daily life now.

Within the flow of compassion that continues into the future,

I want to take another step forward today.

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