Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 20 September 2015 - Year of Dynamic Development in the New Era of Worldwide Kosen Rufu

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda

Sunday, September 20, 2015

 

When your determination changes, everything else will begin to move in the direction you desire. The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success. On the other hand, if you think "This is never going to work out," then at that instant every cell in your being will be deflated and give up the fight, and then everything really will move in the direction of failure.

 

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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

Sunday, September 20, 2015

 

All those who keep faith in the Lotus Sutra are most certainly Buddhas, and one who slanders a Buddha commits a grave offense. When one chants the daimoku bearing in mind that there are no distinctions among those who embrace the Lotus Sutra, then the blessings one gains will be equal to those of Shakyamuni Buddha.

 

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 756

The Fourteen Slanders

Written to the lay priest Matsuno Rokuro Saemon on December 9, 1276

 

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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda

Sunday, September 20, 2015

 

 There has never been, nor will there ever be, a Buddha who does not encounter hardships. Only by struggling against difficulties can we attain the life-state of Buddhahood. Herein lies the essence of Buddhism.

 

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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (17 June 1950) p.35

 

Have you confidence for tomorrow's ascent?

I have the confidence. Without climbing the mountain, we cannot gaze out from the peak.

Have you conviction for tomorrow's efforts?

Yes, that I do. Nothing is completed without day-by-day effort.

Are you faithful to life's purpose?

I do my utmost. I can do no more.

You have not forgotten life's ultimate mission?

I have not forgotten. Should I forget that, what else would remain?