Sensei's Daily Encouragement - October 13 2023 - Year of Youth and Triumph

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 13, 2023

Once we have attained Buddhahood, we will be Buddhas in lifetime after lifetime. We will enjoy a state of absolute freedom throughout eternity. The Daishonin's golden words say so. This is the reason we practice faith.

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1282 Nichiren Daishonin dies.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 13, 2023

The present age has developed exactly as the Buddha predicted it would, and Nichiren may be the person of wisdom whom the Buddha described. Though some people wish to help me, either their determination is weak, or, though firmly resolved, they are unable to act on their intentions. Thus, you are one of the very few whose action match their will. You surpass others in your resolve, and it is because of your devoted support that I have been able to survive.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 753
Propagation by the Wise
Written to Shijo Kingo on September 6, 1276
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 13, 2010

Josei Toda explained the supreme benefit of faith as follows: "Attaining Buddhahood means achieving the state in which we are always reborn overflowing with abundant and powerful life force; we can take action to our heart's content based on a profound sense of mission; we can achieve all our goals; and we possess good fortune that no one can destroy." The purpose of faith is to realize a state of eternal happiness. This existence is as fleeting as a dream. We practice faith to awaken from this dream and firmly establish a state of eternal happiness in the depths of our lives during this lifetime.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (26 October 1955) p.262

The average person's mind always changes rapidly. At times, it expresses the world of Anger; then, the suffering of Hell; and next, the joy of Heaven. With faith as our basis, our lives naturally become attuned to express the virtues of eternity, happiness, true self and purity.
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