Sensei's Daily Encouragement -September 24, 2024- Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

 

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
September 24, 2024
 
"What kinds of causes am I making right now?" "What actions am I taking?" The answers to these questions are what will determine our future in this life and throughout the three existences. Herein lies the foundation of faith. True glory and victory in life lie in basing oneself on this fundamental principle.
 
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1993 The Boston Research Center for the 21st Century founded by SGI President Ikeda.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
September 24, 2024
 
Though muddy water has no mind, it can catch the moon's reflection and so naturally become clear. When plants and trees receive the rainfall, they can hardly be aware of what they are doing, and yet do they not proceed to put forth blossoms? The five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo do not represent the sutra text, nor are they its meaning. They are nothing other than the intent of the entire sutra. So, even though the beginners in Buddhist practice may not understand their significance, by practicing these five characters, they will naturally conform to the sutra's intent.
 
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 788
On the Four Stages of Faith and the Five Stages of Practice
Written to Toki Jonin on April 10, 1277
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
September 24, 2024
 
We are all human beings, whatever our positions. If we open our hearts and speak with sincerity, we can communicate and touch others on the deepest level. World peace starts with trust between one individual and another.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (21 September 1955) p.246
 
The first page of my new diary notebook.
While life itself is eternal, everlasting, this life is like a dream; like the morning dew or winter frost that vanish instantly before the warmth of the rising sun. The record of this period of my life, my activities, and my future are, for better or for worse, less significant than a microbe. And yet, I will leave a mark on this earth and in the universe, a mark that likely will be seen and pondered by someone in the future. Human affairs are so small, so miniscule when viewed from the standpoint of limitless space and beginningless time.
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