Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 02 October 2011

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Sunday, October 2, 2011   Please make every effort to find and raise capable people. My wish is that you construct a wonderful organization, joyfully building growing spheres of friendship and a solidarity of people who cherish hope for life and the future. Please lead the most wonderful of lives.   Events World Peace Day. 1960 President Ikeda lands in Hawaii on his first trip outside Japan , beginning his worldwide efforts for peace, culture and education based on Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism.      From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Sunday, October 2, 2011   At first only Nichiren chanted Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, but then two, three, and a hundred followed, chanting and teaching others. Propagation will unfold this way in the future as well. Does this not signify "emerging from the earth?" At the time when the Law has spread far and wide, the entire Japanese nation will chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, as surely as an arrow aimed at the earth cannot miss the target.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 385 The True Aspect of All Phenomena Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo on May 17, 1273      Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Sunday, October 2, 2011   Our individual circle of friendship is part of the global circle of friendship; it is one and the same. A drop of rain from the sky, a drop of water from the river, or a drop of water from the ocean are all just that - a drop of water - until they accumulate. The friends we make in our own small circle contribute to the spread of friendship around the world. Making one true friend is a step toward creating world peace.      Sensei on Compassion - Words of Wisdom   To "love people" or "love humanity" in the abstract is easy, whereas to feel compassion toward actual individuals is difficult.