Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
Shin'ichi remarked: "Thank you for coming here from your respective countries. The Gakkai organization exists to help each member develop his or her individuality, not to tie them down or restrict them. Rather than thinking of the Soka Gakkai as an organization comprised of individuals, we should consider it as something that exists within the heart of each person. In other words, an awareness of being a Soka Gakkai member should give us courage and serve as a cornerstone of our personal conscience.
"While it is vital for us to have a passionate desire to learn about Buddhism, seek guidance in faith, and forge unity among members, what is essential based on that is that we do our very best to support the happiness of ourselves and others, in a free and unfettered, natural manner."
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Strengthen your faith day by day and month after month. Should you slacken in your resolve even a bit, devils will take advantage."
(On Persecutions Befalling the Sage - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 997)

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