Sensei's Daily Encouragement - April 18 2022 - The year of Youth and Dynamic Progress



                    
  
Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
April 18, 2022

Those who advance together with this organization that is dedicated to kosen-rufu and pervaded by benefit will evolve the correct mind of faith that matches the time. With this mind of faith you can fill the canvas of your lives with portraits of happiness in which all your wishes are fulfilled.
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From The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
April 18, 2022

Were it not for the presence of the "Life Span" chapter among all the teachings of Shakyamuni, they would be like the heavens without the sun and moon, a kingdom without a king, the mountains and seas without treasures, or a person without a soul. This being so, without the "Life Span" chapter, all the sutras are meaningless.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 183
The Essence of the "Life Span" Chapter
Recipient unknown; written on April 17, 1271
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
April 18, 2022

We live in the midst of a flood of soulless information. And, the more we rely on one-way communication, like radio or TV, or static and unmoving words in print, the more I feel the need to stress the value of the sound of the human voice: The simple but precious interaction of voice and voice, person and person, the exchange of life with life.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 March 1953) p.138

Heard President Toda is suffering from tonsillitis. Saw him in the office later in the day. Hope he will take good care of his health. To make this possible, we, his disciples, must mature all the more quickly.
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