Sensei's Daily Encouragement - 15 August 2021 - Year of Hope and Victory

                

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
August 15, 2021

The first thing is to pray. From the moment we begin to pray, things start moving. The darker the night, the closer the dawn. From the moment we chant daimoku with a deep and powerful resolve, the sun begins to rise in our hearts. Hope - prayer is the sun of hope. To chant daimoku each time we face a problem, overcoming it and elevating our life-condition as a result - this is the path of "changing earthly desires into enlightenment," taught in Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism. 

Events
1964 World Tribune publishes first issue.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
August 15, 2021

I, Nichiren, have inscribed my life in sumi ink, so believe in the Gohonzon with your whole heart. The Buddha's will is the Lotus Sutra, but the soul of Nichiren is nothing other than Nam-myoho-renge-kyo.
 
 The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 412
Reply to Kyo'o
Written to Kyo'o and her parents, Nichigen-nyo and Shijo Kingo, on August 15, 1273
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
August 15, 2021

The world is growing increasingly interrelated and interdependent. We have reached a point where, in order to deal with not only environmental problems but every other issue confronting humankind, leaders with a broad, global perspective are indispensable. Everything hinges on how many capable leaders we can produce who are willing to fight wholeheartedly for the world's future and the happiness of humanity.
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Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (15 September 1954) p.200 

Had dinner with Sensei and his wife at the N. Chinese restaurant. Sensei's physical condition is extremely poor. Was scolded severely. Certainly, what I said was wrong. Can only reflect seriously.
Received guidance about the future responsibilities of the president and general director. Very strict. Sensei is truly a fearsome teacher. Must study! Must remind myself again and again to study!
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