Sensei's Daily Encouragement - June 21 2023 - Year of Youth and Triumph

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
June 21, 2023
 
When you devote your life to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. In fact nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward resolutely along your chosen path.
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From the Writing of Nichiren Daishonin
June 21, 2023
 
I, Nichiren, have personally suffered each of the nine great ordeals. . . . These are hardships that T'ien-t'ai and Dengyo never met. Truly you should know that, adding Nichiren to the other three, there is now a fourth votary of the Lotus Sutra who has appeared in the Latter Day of the Law. How glad I am to fulfill the words of the prophecy from the sutra: "How much more will this be so after his passing?"
 
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 448
The Votary of the Lotus Sutra Will Meet Persecution
Written to all priest disciples and lay followers on January 14, 1274
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
June 21, 2023
 
Certainly there will be times when you wish you had more spending money, more time to sleep and more time for fun and recreation. You may feel restricted now, but you should consider your current situation as the perfect set of circumstances for your growth. Within the restrictions that define your present existence, the only thing to do is to discipline yourself and head in the direction of growth and self-improvement.
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Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (14 April 1954) p.167
 
Argued with a visitor in the morning. It was my fault. Must reflect on my tendency to be satisfied with trivial successes….
 
At times I think of the organization as a hindrance. But I know that without an organization, the Gakkai, the individual members and their faith would become disordered and confused, ultimately resulting in the greatest unhappiness. Those who despise the organization appear to be self-centered and arrogant; ultimately they will fail in the world of faith. The most excellent principle of organization is none other than that of many in body, one in mind.
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