Sensei's Daily Encouragement -July 21 2026- Year of Vibrant Growth for a Youthful Soka Gakkai Worldwide

    

Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
July 21, 2026

 True and lasting happiness only and always comes from our own efforts, our own wisdom, our own good fortune. This is a fundamental truth. Faith is the key to strengthening our efforts, wisdom and good fortune; SGI activities are the key to strengthening ourselves.
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 From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
July 21, 2026

 What can we say, then, of persons who are devoting themselves to Buddhism? Surely they should not forget the debts of gratitude they owe to their parents, their teachers and their country. But if one intends to repay these great debts of gratitude, one can hope to do so only if one learns and masters Buddhism, becoming a person of wisdom.

 The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 690
On Repaying Debts of Gratitude
Written to Joken-bo and Gijo-bo on July 21, 1276
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 Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
July 21, 2026

 We can lose ourselves in romantic attachment, but the truth is, the euphoria is unlikely to last for long. Indeed, the likelihood of undergoing suffering and sadness only grows over time. As long as we remain unable to redress our own weaknesses, we will be miserable no matter where or to whom we may take flight. We can never become truly happy unless we ourselves undergo a personal transformation.
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Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (01 July 1954) p.185

Hiromasa* stayed with my wife's parents. Talked quietly with my wife until late at night. Hope she will never become old. Want her to be eternally youthful.

* Hiromasa Ikeda, the eldest son of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda born 28 April 1953 (author of My Path of Youth)
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