Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 15 September 2011

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Thursday, September 15, 2011   I hope that each of you will realize success in your respective fields, fully recognizing that success means not giving up halfway but resolutely pursuing the path you have chosen. To this end, it is also important that you realize that the place where you work is a place for forging your character and growing as a human being. By extension, therefore, it is a place for your Buddhist practice, a place for practicing and deepening your faith. When you view things from this angle, all your complaints will disappear. No one is more pathetic than someone who is constantly complaining.     From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Thursday, September 15, 2011   The deeper the roots, the more luxuriant the branches. The farther the source, the longer the stream. All sutras other than the Lotus Sutra have shallow roots and short streams, while the Lotus Sutra has deep roots and a distant source. That is why the Great Teacher T'ien-t'ai stated that the Lotus Sutra would survive and spread even in the evil latter age.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 940 The Father the Source, the Longer the Stream Written to Shijo Kingo on September 15, 1278     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Thursday, September 15, 2011   When one is deluded, it is as if one were dreaming. And when one is enlightened, it is as if one had awakened - Nichiren     Sensei on Self-Mastery - Words of Wisdom     There may be times when others seem enviable. But others are others and you are you. Rather than comparing your joys and sorrows to those of others, you should aim to surpass your limits in the situation you are in right now. Those who can do this are the true victors in life.