Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"My mentor, second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda, often used to remark:'When it comes to battling serious karma and doing our human revolution, huge obstacles and hardships can in fact serve as a powerful impetus, propelling us forwards. Just ambling along a level road won't help us change our karma.' The greater the difficulties and challenges we encounter, the greater the life-state we can develop. Therefore, we mustn't be intimidated by 'the three obstacles and four devils' -- that is, the obstacles and hindrances that invariably arise in the course of our Buddhist practise. With wisdom derived from faith, we should see through such phenomena, recognising them for what they are, based on Nichiren Daishonin's teachings, and regarding their occurrence as an opportunity to change our karma. We should then stand up with even deeper conviction and courage, chanting daimoku with unwavering resolve and forging boldly ahead."

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"Who, then, is the votary of the Lotus Sutra? Let us seek him out and make him our teacher."
(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 278)