Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"I am presently engaged in a dialogue with the esteemed Brazilian astronomer Dr. Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão on the subject of astronomy and Buddhism."
Dr. Mourão has expressed heartfelt agreement with Mr. Makiguchis conviction that the purpose of education is the happiness of children. Dr. Mourão asserts that happiness is linked to overcoming various obstacles and difficulties. He says we must teach children to realize that the bigger the obstacle, the greater the happiness they will experience in surmounting it.
Likening life to an obstacle course, he states that happiness is found insuccessfully overcoming those obstacles, and that in order to do that, one must struggle head-on against difficulties instead of seeking to escape from them. He calls this the formula for creating happiness."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"It is extremely rare to meet the lion king."
(Enbudaichu gosho - Gosho Zenshu, page 1589)