Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Youth is a truly wonderful thing. Unfortunately, though, this is often something that's hard to appreciate when we're young. Life passes by quickly. Before we know it, we are old. That's why in our youth we should be as active as we possibly can. Rather than a life of blank pages, live a life crammed full of memories - of battles well fought and wonderfully diverse experiences. Not to leave behind any history, to just grow old and die, is a sad way to live.
Events
1951 Young women's division established.
From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra should beware of and guard themselves against the sutra's enemies. . . . If you do not know your enemies, you will be deceived by them.
Letter to Konichi-bo
Written to Konichi-bo in March 1276
Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Sunday, July 19, 2015
It's foolish to be obsessed with past failures. And it's just as foolish to be self-satisfied with one's small achievements. The present and the future are what are important, not the past. Those who neglect this spirit of continual striving will start to veer off in a ruinous direction.
Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (02 June 1949) p.4
To break through hardships, to fulfill one's purpose in life, to carry out the great task of human salvation - ultimately, there is no other way but to cherish absolute faith in the Gohonzon.
I must live conscious of the supreme mission. Must advance, toward the glorious dawn.
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