Sensei's Daily Encouragement - February 15 2022 - The year of Youth and Dynamic Progress



                    
     

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
February 15, 2022

Life is full of unexpected suffering. Even so, as Eleanor Roosevelt says: "If you can live through that [a difficult situation] you can live through anything. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." That's exactly right. Struggling against great difficulty enables us to develop ourselves tremendously. We can call forth and manifest those abilities lying dormant within us. Difficulty can be a source of dynamic new growth and positive progress.
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From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
February 15, 2022

All disciples and lay supporters of Nichiren should chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the spirit of many in body but one in mind, transcending all differences among themselves to become as inseparable as fish and the water in which they swim. This spiritual bond is the basis for the universal transmission of the ultimate Law of life and death. Herein lies the true goal of Nichiren's propagation. When you are so united, even the great desire for widespread propagation can be fulfilled.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 217
The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo on February 11, 1272
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
February 15, 2022

Endless striving is the only way to realize peace. Negligence resulting from over-confidence and satisfaction invites peril. Peace, once achieved, does not last forever by itself. It requires vigilance throughout all the activities of daily life.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (03 January 1958) p.374

Played Shogi (Japanese chess) with Sensei at the Rikyo-bo. Won one and lost one. I think this will be a deeply meaningful memory. Attended an evening discussion meeting with Osaka members. Must summon my life force – for the members, for my juniors – and earnestly dedicate myself for their sake. If I fail to do so, there is no reason for me to be with my mentor.
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