Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 01 August 2012 - The Year of Developing a Youthful SGI

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, August 1, 2012   We must not allow ourselves to become bureaucratic and take for granted the efforts of those working behind the scenes. Nor must we ever forget to be considerate of those members of our families who may not be practicing the Daishonin's Buddhism. We must remember that for every person involved in SGI activities there is another, supporting him or her behind the scenes.     From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Wednesday, August 1, 2012   If Nichiren's compassion is truly great and encompassing, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo will spread for ten thousand years and more, for all eternity, for it has the beneficial power to open the blind eyes of every living being in the country of Japan, and it blocks off the road that leads to the hell of incessant suffering.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 736 On Repaying Debts of Gratitude Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, August 1, 2012   By wholeheartedly and directly meeting life's challenges, we bring forth from within ourselves the "three bodies of the Buddha," which are truth, wisdom and compassion. The light of this internal wisdom constantly encourages and guides us toward true and correct action.     Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1957) p.335   July 3 was the anniversary of President Toda's release from prison. At 4:00 p.m. on this very significant anniversary, I entered the Osaka Prefectural police headquarters.  The charge: door-to-door vote solicitation.  I was held for fifteen days for interrogation by the prosecutors – the first few days in various cells at the police headquarters, then for ten days at the detention centre.