Sunday 9 August 2020

Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 9 August 2020 - Year of Advancement and Capable People

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda

 August 9, 2020 

The course of our lives is determined by how we react - what we decide and what we do - at the darkest of times. The nature of that response determines a person's true worth and greatness.
 

 From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

 August 9, 2020 

The Buddha promised in the Lotus Sutra that, for women, the sutra will serve as a lantern in the darkness, as a ship when they cross the sea, and as a protector when they travel through dangerous places. 

The Supremacy of the Law
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 614
 

 Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda

 August 9, 2020 

Faith and daily life, faith and work - these are not separate things. They are one and the same. To think of them as separate - that faith is faith, and work is work - is theoretical faith. Based on the recognition that work and faith are one and the same, we should put 100 percent of our energy into our jobs and 100 percent into our faith, too. When we resolve to do this, we enter the path of victory in life. Faith means to show irrefutable proof of victory amid the realities of society and in our own daily lives.
 

 Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (25 August 1954) p.198 

A cool day. Feeling physically healthy. Must never forget faith. Must remember to maintain strict practice and training. I, myself, am weak. On my own, I am timid and cowardly. Strong faith is important. Need a strong senior; rather, a strong mentor in life. Then, I must become a strong disciple.





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