Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"What distinguishes strong people, people who are always growing? First of all, their voices are different. They have fine voices. Inner fulfilment is manifested in the voice. 'The voice does the Buddha's work' (cf. OTT, 4). The voice tells a lot about a person."
Confidently reaching out to others and engaging them in conversation with a vibrant, youthful voice propels our movement forwards and produces the rhythm of victory.
I hope you will take each dialogue and each meeting very seriously. Please become inspiring leaders who can give wonderful words of encouragement to others. Let's advance with energy and dynamism, imparting inspiration and enthusiasm."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"In the end, no one can escape death. The sufferings at that time will be exactly like what we are experiencing now. Since death is the same in either case, you should be willing to offer your life for the Lotus Sutra. Think of this offering as a drop of dew rejoining the ocean, or a speck of dust returning to the earth."
(The Dragon Gate - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 1003)

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