Sensei's Daily Encouragement - May 20, 2024- Year of Fresh Departure for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
 May 20, 2024
 
We mustn't be afraid of anything. It is important to remain firm to our convictions. There is a great deal of scheming and duplicity in the world. It is foolish to allow ourselves to be swayed by such things; it only leads to unhappiness. The Mystic Law and Nichiren Daishonin are absolutely free of any falsehood. Therefore, to dedicate our lives to kosen-rufu is to lead the wisest possible existence.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
 May 20, 2024
 
Both of you were born as commoners and live in Kamakura, yet you believe in the Lotus Sutra without concern for the prying eyes of others or the danger it may pose to your lives. This is nothing short of extraordinary.
 
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 315
The Gods Same Birth and Same Name
Written to Nichigen-nyo in April 1272
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
 May 20, 2024
 
The Lotus Sutra has the drama of fighting for justice against evil. It has a warmth that comforts the weary. It has a vibrant, pulsing courage that drives away fear. It has a chorus of joy at attaining absolute freedom throughout past, present and future. It has the soaring flight of liberty. It has brilliant light, flowers, greenery, music, paintings, vivid stories. It offers unsurpassed lessons on psychology, the workings of the human heart; lessons on life; lessons on happiness; and lessons on peace. It maps out the basic rules for good health. It awakens us to the universal truth that a change in one's heart can transform everything.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (04 November 1953) p.150
 
Returning home from a lecture in Toshima, I stopped at the chapter chief's house. Deeply appreciate his family, which welcomes me brightly any time I stop by. Worked out various plans with my chapter chief. In the future, this family's fortune will rise as high as a mountain.
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