Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"The human spirit is the strongest force there is. It is the source of boundless wisdom and creative innovation. As long as our spirit remains unbroken, we will never be defeated, no matter how dire the situation. In life, and in the struggle to change society, spiritual defeat always precedes actual defeat.
"Laziness, cowardice, carelessness, impatience, resignation, despair -- all of these can corrode the spirit and lead to defeat. That's why we must forge and strengthen our inner fortitude. That's the purpose of philosophy."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"I am praying that, no matter how troubled the times may become, the Lotus Sutra and the ten demon daughters will protect all of you, praying as earnestly as though to produce fire from damp wood, or to obtain water from parched ground."
(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings ofNichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 444)