Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 31 October 2012 - The Year of Developing a Youthful SGI

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, October 31, 2012   It is only natural that sometimes we fall sick. But we must see that sickness as a sickness that originally exists in life, based on the principle of the Mystic Law. In other words, there is no reason to allow yourself to be controlled by illness, for it to fill your life with suffering and distress. From the standpoint of eternal life through the three existences, your fundamentally happy self is incontrovertibly established.     From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Wednesday, October 31, 2012   Question: Is it possible, without understanding the meaning of the Lotus Sutra, but merely by chanting the five or seven characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo once a day, once a month, or simply once a year, once a decade, or once in a lifetime, to avoid being drawn into trivial or serious acts of evil, to escape falling into the four evil paths, and instead to eventually reach the stage of non-regression? Answer: Yes, it is.   The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 141 The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra Recipient unknown; written on January 6, 1266     Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Wednesday, October 31, 2012   Death does not discriminate; it strips of us everything. Fame, wealth and power are all useless in the unadorned reality of the final moments of life. When the time comes, we will have only ourselves to rely on. This is a solemn confrontation that we must face armed only with our raw humanity, the actual record of what we have done, how we have chosen to live our lives, asking, "Have I lived true to myself? What have I contributed to the world? What are my satisfactions or regrets?"     Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (1958) p.393/394   After the great May 3 general meeting, the Gakkai has entered its second phase… My battle begins.  Sensei, please watch over me.  Pray for my protection and for my righteousness.  Am prepared to die for kosen-rufu, the noble and glorious path toward peace for humanity… Feel feverish.  Unwell both in body and mind.  Regrettable.  Rest, health; progress, value. Read "On Curing Karmic Disease"... Life's ultimate revolution… Have I any recourse but to chant daimoku.