"Be diligent in developing your faith until the last moment of your life. Otherwise you will have regrets. For example, the journey from Kamakura to Kyoto takes twelve days. If you travel for eleven but stop with only one day remaining, how can you admire the moon over the capital? No matter what, stay close to the priest who knows the heart of the Lotus Sutra, keep learning from him the principles of Buddhism, and continue your journey of faith."
From Gosho "Letter to Niike" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1027)
Gosho passage - February 8, $year$
From Gosho "Letter to Niike" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1027)
"Though I might be offered the rulership of Japan if I would only abandon the Lotus Sutra, accept the teachings of the Meditation Sutra, and look forward to rebirth in the Pure Land, [...] whatever obstacles I might encounter, so long as persons of wisdom do not prove my teachings to be false, I will never yield! All other troubles are no more to me than dust before the wind. I will be the pillar of Japan. I will be the eyes of Japan. I will be the great ship of Japan. This is my vow, and I will never forsake it!"
From Gosho "The Opening of the Eyes" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 280-281)
From Gosho "The Opening of the Eyes" (The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Volume I, page 280-281)
