Persistently advance based on the Mystic Law, you will definitely be able to lead a life in which all desires are fulfilled

SGI President Ikeda's Daily Encouragement November 15, 2011

Please steadily advance along the fundamental path of "faith manifests itself in daily life," living in the way that best suits you. Just as the sun rises every day, if you persistently advance based on the Mystic Law, the absolute Law of the universe, you will definitely be able to lead a life in which all desires are fulfilled, a life that you cannot now even conceive of. Please be convinced that you are now leading the most certain and valuable life.

A revolution in education begins with a revolution in educators themselves. In order to build a better world, it is important for us to realize that unless teachers improve, there will be no improvement in students, and if students do not improve, there will be a dearth of capable leaders in the future. That is why we need to see a dramatic change in the attitude and quality of educators.

GOSHO PASSAGE

The benefit of all the other sutras is uncertain, because they teach that one must first make good causes and only then can one become a Buddha at some later time. With regard to the Lotus Sutra, when one's hand takes it up, that hand immediately attains Buddhahood, and when one's mouth chants it, that mouth is itself a Buddha, as, for example, the moon is reflected in the water the moment it appears from behind the eastern mountains, or as a sound and its echo arise simultaneously.

(WND 1099) Wu-lung and I-lung
Written to the lay nun Ueno on November 15, 1281

BUDDHISM DAY BY DAY - WISDOM FOR MODERN LIFE

We are always changing. If you decide passively, "I'm a quiet type now, so I'll just go through life being quiet," then you won't fully realize your unique potential. On the other hand, you can challenge yourself to become someone, who, though quiet and reserved by nature, will nevertheless say what needs to be said at the right moment, clearly and completely, someone who has the courage to speak out and stand up for the truth.

A YOUTHFUL DIARY - Monday, February 29 (1960) Cloudy

   February is over. Farewell to the cold winter. Spring will begin from tomorrow. Sense the vibrant energy of life.
   Spring is a season of youth, a song of youth. Let me live with vigor, as a youth, as a genuine youth.
   Heard about the death of H.'s wife tonight a little after midnight. Tried to encourage him. My friend, my comrade, be strong!
   Are these words by Eiji Yoshikawa? "There is no government more foolish than that which flatters the people who are seeking frankness." Do these words suggest what good and fair government is? This is an important issue. Thought this may also apply to the development of truly capable people in general.