Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 23 July 2021 - Year of Hope and Victory



                    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
July 23, 2021

 If we attain the state of Buddhahood in this lifetime, that state will forever pervade our lives. Throughout the cycle of birth and death, in each new lifetime, we are endowed with good health, wealth and intelligence, along with a supportive, comfortable environment and lead lives that overflow with good fortune. Each of us will also possess a unique mission and be born in an appropriate form to fulfill it.
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  From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
July 23, 2021

  Among my disciples, those who think themselves well-versed in Buddhism are the ones who make errors. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is the heart of the Lotus Sutra. It is like the soul of a person. To revere another teaching as its equal is to be like a consort who is married to two emperors, or who secretly commits adultery with a minister or a humble subject. It can only be a cause for disaster.

  The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 903
The Teaching for the Latter Day
Written to Nanjo Tokimitsu on April 1, 1278
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 Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
July 23, 2021

 I've suggested that the twenty-first be named the Century of Women. Women have the wisdom and strength to lead society in the direction of good, of hope and of peace. In expanding his own non-violence movement, Gandhi greatly relied on women. He said it is women who can teach pacific learning to a world that, while engaged in hostilities, nonetheless thirsts for the sweet dew of peace.
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 Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (03 July 1954) p.186

A hot day. The heat in the office was torturous. Couldn't help feeling exhausted. Felt like going home before the day was half over. Next month is the summer training course. Applications to participate will be accepted August 1-3. Each year, must use this training course as a steppingstone to train myself to my fullest ability. Must do away with my spoiled egoism.
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