---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"...you must never think that you are privileged in any way. People who succumb to that delusion always end up regressing in life and in faith.
"Instead of concerning yourselves with becoming successful or important, I hope you will strive your hardest behind the scenes and continue to exert yourselves fully for kosen-rufu. If you polish your abilities, you'll naturally come to shine. Mr. Toda did not ask us to become professional clergy. Rather, he called on youth to become leaders who are dedicated to working for the benefit of society. By that, he meant that we should become leading figures in various fields and not restrict ourselves to the realm of religion. The spirit of Buddhism is not narrow or restrictive; its aim is to establish peace and happiness for all humankind."
"Instead of concerning yourselves with becoming successful or important, I hope you will strive your hardest behind the scenes and continue to exert yourselves fully for kosen-rufu. If you polish your abilities, you'll naturally come to shine. Mr. Toda did not ask us to become professional clergy. Rather, he called on youth to become leaders who are dedicated to working for the benefit of society. By that, he meant that we should become leading figures in various fields and not restrict ourselves to the realm of religion. The spirit of Buddhism is not narrow or restrictive; its aim is to establish peace and happiness for all humankind."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Because of karma accumulated in the past, we have been born in a land where the Buddhist Law is propagated."
(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 861)
(The Unanimous Declaration by the Buddhas of the Three Existences regarding the Classification of the Teachings and Which Are to Be Abandoned and Which Upheld - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 2, page 861)
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