Sensei's Daily Encouragement -May 13 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
May 13, 2026
 
 During our dialogue, Dr. Arnold Toynbee at one point told me that his motto was Laboremus, Latin for, "Let's get to work!" Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism focuses on the present and future; it is infused with the spirit, "Let's get started!" We practice for the sake of the present and future. It is important not to become trapped in the past; we have to put it behind us. The Buddhism of true cause is always based on the present moment; it is always "from this moment on.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
May 13, 2026
 
Therefore, we know that the prayers offered by a practitioner of the Lotus Sutra will be answered just as an echo answers a sound, as a shadow follows a form, as the reflection of the moon appears in clear water, as a mirror collects dewdrops, as a magnet attracts iron, as amber attracts particles of dust, or as a clear mirror reflects the color of an object.
 
The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 340
On Prayer
Written to Sairen-bo in 1272
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
May 13, 2026
 
We should give first priority to the development of an independent spirit as a human being before considering one's role as a man, woman, child or parent. In other words, for a person to become a man, woman, child or parent in the true sense of the word, one has to first of all develop his or her autonomous identity as a human being. On the Treasure Tower.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (13 October 1953) p.147
 
Not matter what, I must deepen my study of Buddhism. Must master the Daishonin’s Buddhism.
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