Lectures by Daisaku Ikeda on the writings of Nichiren Daishonin. "However adverse the circumstances, as long as we nurture hope, we can never be defeated; as long as we nurture hope, we can continue to advance." With these words, Daisaku Ikeda invites the reader to approach the study of Nichiren's writings, looking to them for support and inspiration in facing the most difficult situations. But Nichiren's writings are also the testimony of a master who dedicated his whole self to the good of his disciples and put his life on the line to pass on the teaching. This is precisely the spirit in which Ikeda examines the writings covered in this volume and brings their meanings up to date, inviting each person to "read the Gosho with his or her own life."
GOSHO CONTAINED IN THE COLLECTION:
The drum at the thunder gate
The extension of life
Response to Sairen-bo
Hell is the Land of Quiet Light
On the prophecy of the Buddha
Winter always turns into spring
The Dragon Gate
The strategy of the Lotus Sutra
Easing karmic retribution
Letter to Misawa
The essentials for achieving Buddhahood
Different bodies, same mind
Repaying debts of gratitude
Letter to Jakunichi-bo
Admonition against attachment to one's fiefdom
