We must not get caught up in the past. We must always have the spirit to begin anew "from this moment," to initiate a new struggle each day

Daily Guidance Fri 10/05

Coit Tower San Francisco For Today and Tomorrow Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, October 5, 2012 Nichiren Daishonin said to one of his lay followers: "I entrust you with the propagation of Buddhism in your province. Because the seeds of Buddhahood sprout in response to the proper influence, one expounds the teaching of the one vehicle". Events SGI USA Day. 1960 President Ikeda arrives in San Francisco on his first trip to the continental United States, setting in motion the American movement to spread the Daishonin's Buddhism. At Coit Tower, in front of a statue of Christopher Columbus, President Ikeda declares that this day will one day be looked upon as a significant step forward for the Daishonin's Buddhism. Buddhism Day by Day Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, October 5, 2012 No matter what the circumstances, you should never concede defeat.  Never conclude that you've reached a dead end, that everything is finished.  You possess a glorious future.  And precisely because of that, you must persevere and study.  Life is eternal.  We need to focus on the two existences of the present and the future and not get caught up in the past.  We must always have the spirit to begin anew "from this moment," to initiate a new struggle each day. Daily Wisdom From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Friday, October 5, 2012 One may be letter-perfect in reciting the Lotus Sutra, but it is far more difficult to act as it teaches. The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 200 Lessening One's Karmic Retribution Written to Ota Saemon-no-jo, the lay priest Soya and the Dharma Bridge Kimbara on October 5, 1271