Daily Guidance by Daisaku Ikeda

Thank you to Nalini Prakash who sends me daily guidance every day! 

IN the world of faith, 

having a sincere and faithful mind 

enable you 

to keep yourself in tune with the rhythm of the Mystic Law; then you will quickly receive benefit and your good fortune will increase.


IT is only natural 

that the energy you acquire 

through the practice of gongyo for yourself 

will be channeled back into your activities for others, 

for kosen-rufu. 

The fact is that the practice of gongyo 

and your actions in service of kosen-rufu 

will become one, 

and together they will unlock 

the infinite power of the Mystic Law for your life.


AN earnest struggle, 

just like a river crashing loudly over rocks, 

will inevitably encounter obstacles and devilish functions. 

If you keep pressing forward, 

not allowing yourself to be defeated in your struggle, 

you will surge forward with increased impetus 

and achieve great results – 

just as a river flows with increasing momentum 

each time it crashes against rocks, 

racing on with great vigor.


THE determination to accomplish kosen-rufu 

gives momentum to the determination 

to accomplish one’s human revolution. 

Human revolution is like a planet’s rotation on its axis, while kosen-rufu 

is like the planet’s revolution around the sun. 

Rotation and revolution are the foundation 

of all motion in the universe. 

It would run counter to the laws of the universe 

if a planet did not revolve around the sun.


PLEASE read the Gosho each day, 

even if only a single paragraph or sentence. 

Mr Josei Toda used to say, 

“When you are tired, 

that is when you should study the Gosho.” 

The Gosho blazes 

with the brilliant life of Nichiren Daishonin. 

When we expose ourselves to the Gosho, 

our life changes 

and wisdom, courage and confidence well forth.

Hi everyone, I'm a bit behind on answering emails - I will do my best to catch up soon! 

 

Daily Guidance by Daisaku Ikeda

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Tuesday

18th February

THE wise, the truly strong, can surmount even the most painful times with courage. In contrast, the pessimistic, who weakly wallow in their problems and unable to move on, tend to agonise and suffer over the smallest things. Please be wise people who can live with joy.

WHETHER one experiences happiness or misery is to a great extent determined by the subtle orientation of our heart, by the way we direct our ichinen, or our inner resolve. Since we are alive, then we might as well view all things in a positive and joyful light, as we will be much happier this way. Having a robust and joyful inner resolve enables one to quickly transform one's destiny.

WISDOM is the absolute requirement for a happy life. The most profound wisdom is found in Buddhism, and thus faith in the Mystic Law encompasses all things. That is why a person of faith must also be wiser than anyone else.

TO promote the cause of kosen-rufu, which is the Buddha's will, is in itself the greatest glory and honor. Please be confident that doing so will lead to your eternal good fortune.

I believe that in order for humanity in the 21st century to eliminate war and conflict and establish genuine peace, it is vital that we open our hearts, broaden our intellectual capacities and expand our states of life so they become as wide and all-encompassing as the cosmos itself.