You should quickly bring your mind to faith and follow the sole good of the True Vehicle. If the country does not decline, our safety is secured and we will be able keep our mind tranquil. (Risshō-ankoku-ron)
The treasures of the body are superior to treasures in a store house. The spiritual treasures are superior to the treasures of body. I advise you to accumulate spiritual treasures. (Sushun Tennō Gosho)
My head is the head of my father and mother. My legs are the legs of my father and mother. My ten fingers are the ten fingers of my father and mother. My mouth is the mouth of my father and mother. (Bōjikyōji)
Yesterday, it happened to others. Today, it happens to oneself. Flowers bear fruit. Likewise, a young bride will become a mother-in-law. Will you not neglect faith and chant Namu-myōhō-renge-kyō? (Jakunichi-bō Gosho)
Arrows fly with the bow’s power. Men’s acts are the results of women’s power. When we see smoke arising, we find fire. When we see men, we find women. (Toki-ama Gozan Gosho)
Mishaps come from our mouth and ruin us. Happiness comes from our mind and adorns us. Those who believe the Lotus Sutra necessarily gather happiness from afar. (Omosu-dono Nyōbō Gohenji)
Pray to the Lotus Sutra wishing for longevity such as that of a crane or a turtle, and for happiness as when the moon is waxing and the tide is rising. (Toki-dono-ama Sho)
A lamp glows when fed with oil. Grasses and trees grow thick when it rains. People will prosper without fail when they do good acts. (Ueno-dono Gohenji)
All living beings should respect three things: master, teacher and parents.
(Kaimoku-shō)
Consider this in your deliberations: Because of the principle that life is impermanent, those who are born never fail to die. (Matsuno-dono Gohenji)
With Nichiren’s boundless compassion, Namu-myōhō-renge-kyō will spread beyond the ten thousand year period and into the boundless future. (Hō-onjō)
Strive to carry out the two ways of practice and learning. Without practice and learning, Buddhism will cease to exist. (Shohō-jissō-shō)
Disciples of the Buddha should not fail to feel grateful for the Four Favors received from parents, people, nation, and Buddhism and repay them. (Kaimoku-shō)
Even though no specific reason may exist, the occasion of our death is certain to happen. (Kyōdai-shō)
To study Buddhism, first of all we must know the time. (Senji-shō)
Hell exists in the mind of those who have contempt for their father and treat their mother like a fool. (Omosudono Nyōbō Gohenji)
You may have become ill because of the compassion of the Buddha. This illness may cause you to become aware of faith. (Myōshin-ni Gozen Gohenji)
Though parents bring up as many as ten children, children do not sustain their one mother. The Buddha says, parents are always mindful of their children, but children do not worry about their parents. (Gyōbu-saemon-no-jō Nyōbō Gohenji).
Some people recite the Lotus Sutra only with their mouths. They read the words of the sutra, but not the mind of the sutra. Even if they read the mind of the sutra, they read it without the experience of the sutra. (Tsuchi-no-rō Gosho)
When things go well, we should regard it as a miracle. When things go badly, we should regard it as a matter of course. (Shōnin-gonanji)
