Sensei's Daily Encouragement - April 11 2022 - The year of Youth and Dynamic Progress



                    
  
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
April 11, 2022

As long as our mind of faith is connected to the Gohonzon, our benefits will never disappear. That's why it is vital for us to persevere in our Buddhist practice throughout our lives no matter what, even if on some days our physical condition or other circumstances prevent us from doing gongyo and chanting daimoku to our full satisfaction. Those who continue to challenge themselves to the end savour ultimate victory.
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From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
April 11, 2022

The Flower Garland and the other various sutras are like stars in this dark night, while the Lotus Sutra is like the moon. For those who have faith in the Lotus Sutra, but whose faith is not deep, it is as though a half moon were lighting the darkness. But for those who have profound faith, it is as though a full moon were illuminating the night.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 94
The Essence of the "Medicine King" Chapter
Recipient unknown, written in 1265
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
April 11, 2022

Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honour, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure. They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline - Nichiren
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (27 January 1953) p.134

Ichinen, single-minded determination – this is what enables the arrow to pierce the rock, as the saying goes. Mr. Toda's frequent statement that "there is no power stronger or greater than faith" has gradually come to touch my heart.
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