Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 27 July 2021 - Year of Hope and Victory



                 

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
July 27, 2021

Buddhism is found in the reality of society and daily life. Because Buddhism is in no way separate from this reality, we must strive through our actions and behaviour to be exemplary models for others.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
July 27, 2021 

Since childhood, I, Nichiren, have never prayed for the secular things of this life but have single-mindedly sought to become a Buddha. Of late, however, I have been ceaselessly praying for your sake to the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha and the god of the sun, for I am convinced that you are a person who can inherit the soul of the Lotus Sutra. 

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 839
The Hero of the World
Written to Shijo Kingo in 1277
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
July 27, 2021

The brilliance of true humanity lies in surmounting feelings of envy with the resolute attitude "I'll create an even more wonderful life for myself." If you are jealous of others, you will not advance; you will only become miserable. Please do not be defeated or consumed by such emotions.
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Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (13 July 1954) p.190
 
Good and evil, right and wrong, theory and practice, reason and emotion, material and spiritual, present and future; power, position, authority; the people. Many ideas come and go. From day to day, I sometimes feel I am being drawn into a muddy swamp. Other times, I feel I am soaring in the sky. The human mind is a mysterious thing, never stopping, even for a moment. I wonder what dire circumstances my life would be in by now if I did not have faith or a mentor in life. A frightening prospect.
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