Daily Guidance

---- DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----

"When the times are dark and gloomy -- indeed, precisely at such times-- we should advance with dynamism and good cheer. We should strive to brighten and lift the spirits of those around us. Soka Gakkai meetings should be the most energetic, inspiring, and vibrant gatherings in the world. If the meetings are filled with people who are tired and listless, thinking 'Not another meeting,' 'Not another activity,' even their applause will sound weary. [Laughter.] Meetings in the early days of our movement were incredibly lively, and the applause, too, was always enthusiastic and powerful. Such meetings are energizing, and that's good for our health, too.
"Being half-hearted is such a waste. If we go around as if we're half-asleep all the time, we can't hope to savour a life that is free of regret. Let's forge ahead with enthusiasm and vigour!"

--- DAILY GOSHO ---

"Be resolved to summon forth the great power of faith, and chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with the prayer that your faith will be steadfast and correct at the moment of death."
(The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 218)