Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 18 July 2021 - Year of Hope and Victory



                    

                    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
July 18, 2021

 There is no need to seek impatiently for greatness, fame or wealth. The earth and sun do not hurry, they follow their own path at their own pace. If the earth were to accelerate and complete one rotation in three hours instead of twenty-four, we would be in big trouble! The most important thing in life, too, is to find a sure and certain path and confidently advance along it.
________________________________
 
 From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
July 18, 2021

 The ten directions are the "environment" and living beings are "life." To illustrate, environment is like the shadow, and life, the body. Without the body no shadow can exist, and without life, no environment. In the same way, life is shaped by its environment. 

 The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 644
On Omens
Written to Shijo Kingo in 1275
 ________________________________
 
 Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
July 18, 2021

 People of conviction, who stand alone, who pursue their chosen path - not only are such people good and trustworthy friends themselves, but they can make genuine friends of others. The bamboo groves of autumn are gorgeous. Each bamboo tree stands independently, growing straight and tall toward the sky. Yet in the ground, out of sight, their roots are interconnected. In the same way, true friendship is not a relationship of dependence, but of independence. It is the enduring bond that connects self-reliant individuals, comrades who share the same commitment, on a spiritual dimension.
 ________________________________
 
Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (30 June 1954) p.184 

Hot and humid. Changed into a shirt with an open collar. An open-necked shirt befits action. Think it would be truly great if the National Diet, the United Nations and all government offices adopted the open collar as acceptable attire. From now on, year by year, formality will become less important worldwide. I, too, must take another step in my growth. Must not have a childish, easygoing attitude. It is clear that the world of the future will be more complex. Since this is the case, I must take great pains to train myself and devote myself to strict practice.
 ___________________________