Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"The American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) wrote: 'The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul.'"
This 'active soul,' or dynamic spirit, is vibrantly alive in every Soka Gakkai member. The Daishonin says: 'Carry through with your faith in the Lotus Sutra. You cannot strike fire from flint if you stop halfway' (WND, 319). I hope that all of our members will continue to make their way through life with this passionate spirit, no matter what their age. Even should you advance in years or fall ill, please never forget: 'It is the heart that is important'(WND, 1000). As long as the commitment to strive for the sake of others, for the sake of Buddhism and kosen-rufu, burns in your heart, you will remain youthful and glow with health. A fighting spirit is the true fountain of youth and the key to sound health and long life."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"If the spirit of many in body but one in mind prevails among the people, they will achieve all their goals, where as if one in body but different in mind, they can achieve nothing remarkable."
(Many in Body, One in Mind - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 618)