Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 04 October 2011

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Tuesday, October 4, 2011   We are people of faith and faith is the ultimate conviction. Nothing could be sadder nor more shortsighted, therefore, than complaining or giving up when we encounter some small obstacle in our path. A genuine Buddhist is a person of wisdom and conviction.     From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Tuesday, October 4, 2011   In the light of the above points, this shows, my followers, that you had better cut short your sleep by night and curtail your leisure by day, and ponder this! You must not spend your lives in vain and regret it for ten thousand years to come.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 622 The Problem to Be Pondered Nigh and Day Written to Toki Jonin on August 23, 1275     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Tuesday, October 4, 2011   The expansive world lies not in some distant place; it exists right where you are. That is why you need to win where you are right now. Today's victory is linked to your eternal victory.     Sensei on Courage - Words of Wisdom   No matter how wonderful our dreams, how noble our ideals, or how high our hopes, ultimately we need courage to make them a reality. Without action, it's as if they never existed.