Meetings should be short and not too numerous and conducted so that they are valuable and productive for all concerned

Daily Guidance Fri 12/28

For Today and Tomorrow Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, December 28, 2012 Kosen-rufu is a very long struggle.  It is a march that will continue over the 10,000 years of the Latter Day of the Law. Therefore, let us advance joyfully and unhurriedly.  Activities must not be conducted in such a way that people suffer and become exhausted.   Meetings should be short and not too numerous and conducted so that they are valuable and productive for all concerned. Buddhism Day by Day Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda Friday, December 28, 2012 Those who believe in the Lotus Sutra are as if in winter, but winter always turns to spring.  Never, from ancient times on, has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn. Nor have we ever heard of a believer in the Lotus Sutra who turned into an ordinary person.  The sutra reads, "If there are those who hear the Law, then not a one will fail to attain Buddhahood."-Nichiren Daily Wisdom From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Friday, December 28, 2012 In the next life you should use this sword as your staff.  The Lotus Sutra is the staff that helps all the Buddhas of the three existences as they set their minds on enlightenment. However, you should rely upon Nichiren as your staff and pillar. When one uses a staff, he will not fall on treacherous mountain paths or rough roads, and when led by the hand, he will never stumble. The Swords of Good and Evil Written to Hojo Yagenta in February 21 1274