Sensei's Daily Encouragement November 3 - 2026 Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

    


Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
November 3, 2026

Buddhism places the highest value on human rights and seeks to ensure that human rights are respected. In caring for just one person, one tries to thoroughly protect and do everything he can for that person. One who respects and embraces the children of the Buddha in this way is a truly capable person and a true leader.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
November 3, 2026

Your boils have resulted from only one offense, slandering the correct teaching. The Mystic Law you now embrace surpasses the moon-loving meditation. How could your boils possibly not be healed and your life span not extended?

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 634
On Curing Karmic Disease
Written to the lay priest Ota Jomyo on November 3, 1275
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
November 3, 2026

The Lotus Sutra is a scripture to be practiced. Its teachings are meant to be put into action. Our faith and study of Buddhist doctrine are enhanced and given life through actual practice. Nichiren Buddhism is not a teaching of quiet contemplation and meditation; it is a teaching of action. Failing to translate the teachings of Buddhism into action is to go against Buddhism's fundamental spirit.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (09 February 1956) p.289

Nothing is as unpredictable as destiny, the path that lies ahead. No one can know the future. Have recently come to understand faith as something ultimately, absolutely essential.
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The fortress of Osaka is solidifying with each passing year. In July, I will wage the maiden battle to fuse Buddhism with society. This will also be Sensei’s first major battle for the Daishonin’s Buddhism. Must fight resolutely and repay my debt of gratitude. My determination is profound and vast.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement November 2 - 2026 Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

  

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
November 2, 2026

There are cases when we wonder why merit doesn't reveal itself in spite of our earnest and high degree of faith. At such times, rather than suspecting that you may entertain doubt about the Gohonzon, it is better to ask yourself whether you are guilty of a type of slander. Because a person who is contemptuous, hating, jealous or holds grudges will realize no benefits.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
November 2, 2026

You should realize that it is because of a profound karmic relationship from the past that you can teach others even a sentence or phrase of the Lotus Sutra.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 33
A Ship to Cross the Sea of Suffering
Written to Shiji Shiro on April 28, 1261
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
November 2, 2026

The Lotus Sutra explains that the self is one with the universe. The practice of the Lotus Sutra is the practice of compassion to respect and revere everyone as a treasure tower, and to become happy conjointly with others in accord with the principle of the oneness of self and others, while overcoming the various difficulties we face.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (07 February 1956) p.289

The “Life Span” chapter of the Lotus Sutra reads:

Abandoning restraint, they give themselves up to the five desires
and fall into the evil paths of existence.
Always I am aware of which living beings
practice the way, and which do not,
and in response to their needs for salvation
I preach various doctrines for them.
At all times I think to myself:
How can I cause living beings
to gain entry into the unsurpassed way
and quickly acquire the body of a Buddha? – (LS16, 231-32)

A lonely day.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement November 1 - 2026 Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
November 1, 2026

The Daishonin has taught us that through gongyo and chanting daimoku we can reach an elevated state in which, while engaged in our daily lives, we travel throughout the entire universe. When you worship the Gohonzon, the door to your microcosm is opened to the entire universe, the macrocosm, and you experience a great, boundless joy, as if you were looking out over the entire cosmos. You feel great satisfaction and rejoicing, a great wisdom, as if you held the entire universe in your palm.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
November 1, 2026

It must be ties of karma from the distant past that have destined you to become my disciple at a time like this. Shakyamuni and Many Treasures certainly realized this truth. The sutra's statement, "Those persons who had heard the Law dwelled here and there in various Buddha lands, constantly reborn in company with their teachers," cannot be false in any way.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 217
The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life
Written to Sairen-bo Nichijo on February 11, 1272
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
November 1, 2026

Buddhism is not a religion that closes its eyes to people's suffering; it is a teaching that opens people's eyes. Therefore, Buddhism is the path that enables people to become happy. To turn away our eyes from the contradictions of society and rid ourselves of all worldly thoughts is not the way of Buddhist practice. The true spirit of meditation lies in manifesting our innate wisdom in society and resolutely struggling for the happiness of ourselves and others, and to construct a better society.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (02 & 07 February 1956) p.288

Keeping a diary has become a burden.
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As a person of average capacity, I have many aspects – I sometimes feel like writing and at other times do not. As a youth, I have many aspects – at times I am swept away by swift currents, and other times I stand fast amid the raging torrents. At times I enjoy solitude, while other times I delight in talking with others. Life has many aspects.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement -October 31 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 31, 2026

It is only natural that sometimes we fall sick. But we must see that sickness as a sickness that originally exists in life, based on the principle of the Mystic Law. In other words, there is no reason to allow yourself to be controlled by illness, for it to fill your life with suffering and distress. From the standpoint of eternal life through the three existences, your fundamentally happy self is incontrovertibly established.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 31, 2026

Question: Is it possible, without understanding the meaning of the Lotus Sutra, but merely by chanting the five or seven characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo once a day, once a month, or simply once a year, once a decade, or once in a lifetime, to avoid being drawn into trivial or serious acts of evil, to escape falling into the four evil paths, and instead to eventually reach the stage of non-regression? Answer: Yes, it is.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 141
The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra
Recipient unknown; written on January 6, 1266
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 31, 2026

Death does not discriminate; it strips of us everything. Fame, wealth and power are all useless in the unadorned reality of the final moments of life. When the time comes, we will have only ourselves to rely on. This is a solemn confrontation that we must face armed only with our raw humanity, the actual record of what we have done, how we have chosen to live our lives, asking, "Have I lived true to myself? What have I contributed to the world? What are my satisfactions or regrets?"
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (24 January 1956) p.288

Roused my tired body out of bed and left the house. Late for the morning lecture. Can only bow my head at Sensei’s earnest attitude in waiting for me before beginning. How long can I live with Sensei, like parent and child, mentor and disciple? Things suddenly come to mind. Our precious bond is like a drama, joyous. Ultimately, it is my own fortune, my own ability, my sense of mission and conviction that matter.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement -October 30 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 30, 2026

The Gohonzon is the concrete manifestation of the very existence of Nichiren Daishonin, who taught kosen-rufu. Because of that, if you only practice gongyo and chant daimoku and don't take any other action for the sake of kosen-rufu or improving your own life, the Gohonzon will not have its true, full effect. If, however, you take actions to achieve kosen-rufu, they will serve as that extra push for your own life and help you leap to higher and higher states of mind in your gongyo and chanting as well.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 30, 2026

Shakyamuni's practices and the virtues he consequently attained are all contained within the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. If we believe in these five characters, we will naturally be granted the same benefits as he was.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 365
The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period af the Thus Come One's Passing
Written to Toki Jonin on April 25, 1273
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 30, 2026

If you allow the passing of time to let you forget the lofty vows of your youth, you stand to block the source of your own boundless good fortune and sever the roots of limitless prosperity for your family and loved ones as well. Please never let this happen. Only by remaining steadfast to the vows we have made in our youth can we shine as true victors in life.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (18 January 1956) p.287

A strict and fair meeting to determine the final results of the written exams. Everyone had hoped the candidates would do well. Many, however, did not pass. Ultimately, faith amounts to belief plus study. Being too easy on oneself in faith is the first step toward complacency. My wife passed. She tried hard, studying while praying pure-heartedly to the Gohonzon…
Went to T. with Y. and N. to get dinner and talk. Did not enjoy myself. Want to establish a rhythm of going to bed early and getting up early.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement -October 30 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 30, 2026

The Gohonzon is the concrete manifestation of the very existence of Nichiren Daishonin, who taught kosen-rufu. Because of that, if you only practice gongyo and chant daimoku and don't take any other action for the sake of kosen-rufu or improving your own life, the Gohonzon will not have its true, full effect. If, however, you take actions to achieve kosen-rufu, they will serve as that extra push for your own life and help you leap to higher and higher states of mind in your gongyo and chanting as well.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 30, 2026

Shakyamuni's practices and the virtues he consequently attained are all contained within the five characters of Myoho-renge-kyo. If we believe in these five characters, we will naturally be granted the same benefits as he was.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 365
The Object of Devotion for Observing the Mind Established in the Fifth Five-Hundred-Year Period af the Thus Come One's Passing
Written to Toki Jonin on April 25, 1273
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 30, 2026

If you allow the passing of time to let you forget the lofty vows of your youth, you stand to block the source of your own boundless good fortune and sever the roots of limitless prosperity for your family and loved ones as well. Please never let this happen. Only by remaining steadfast to the vows we have made in our youth can we shine as true victors in life.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (18 January 1956) p.287

A strict and fair meeting to determine the final results of the written exams. Everyone had hoped the candidates would do well. Many, however, did not pass. Ultimately, faith amounts to belief plus study. Being too easy on oneself in faith is the first step toward complacency. My wife passed. She tried hard, studying while praying pure-heartedly to the Gohonzon…
Went to T. with Y. and N. to get dinner and talk. Did not enjoy myself. Want to establish a rhythm of going to bed early and getting up early.
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Sensei's Daily Encouragement -October 29 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
October 29, 2026

Gongyo is a practice that calls forth and activates the infinite power that the microcosm inherently possesses. It transforms your fate, breaks through any apparent dead ends and converts sufferings into happiness. It creates a transformation, a revolution of the microcosm. It is a diagram in miniature of kosen-rufu in our lives.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
October 29, 2026

If a boat is handled by an unskilled steersman, it may capsize and drown everyone aboard. Likewise, though someone may have great physical strength, if he lacks a resolute spirit, even his many abilities will be of no use.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 614
The Supremacy of the Law
Written to Oto and her mother, Nichimyo, on August 4, 1275
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
October 29, 2026

As you meet various trials and difficulties, thus polishing all the many facets of the jewel which is life, you will learn to walk that supreme pathway of humanity. Of this, I am confident, and I am confident too that those who embrace life's native creativity now stand and will continue to stand in the vanguard of history. Bringing the creativity of life to its fullest flowering is the work of human revolution. Carrying out this kind of human revolution is your mission now as it will be throughout your lives.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (17 January 1956) p.286

Health is paramount, together with life force and good fortune. Will establish these with the Mystic Law, through the powers of faith and practice.
To the headquarters at 6:00 to grade the exams. Went to give guidance afterward at a YMD meeting in Nakano Civic Auditorium. My wife looked beautiful when I got home.
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