The purpose of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is to enable us to realize victory

Daily Guidance Fri 01/06

For Today and Tomorrow Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, January 6, 2012 We practice this Buddhism to make our prayers and dreams come true and to achieve the greatest possible happiness.  The purpose of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism is to enable us to realize victory. The fact that our prayers are answered proves the correctness of this teaching.     Buddhism Day by Day Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, January 6, 2012 You must never think that any of the eighty thousand sacred teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha's lifetime or any of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the ten directions and three existences are outside yourself. Your practice of the Buddhist teachings will not relieve you of the sufferings of birth and death in the least unless you perceive the true nature of your life. If you seek enlightenment outside yourself, then your performing even ten thousand practices and ten thousand good deeds will be in vain.  It is like the case of a poor man who spends night and day counting his neighbor's wealth but gains not even half a coin. -Nichiren       Daily Wisdom From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Friday, January 6, 2012 The Lotus Sutra of the Correct Law says that, if one hears this sutra and proclaims and embraces its title, one will enjoy merit beyond measure. And the Supplemented Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law says that one who accepts and upholds the name of the Lotus Sutra will enjoy immeasurable good fortune. These statements indicate that the good fortune one receives from simply chanting the daimoku is beyond measure. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 143 The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra Recipient unknown; written on January 6, 1266