19/3/15 11:22:30 am: Priscilla Heng!: Hi all, would like to share the following guidance from Toda Sensei shared by one of our FD IC.
19/3/15 11:22:57 am: Priscilla Heng!: Thursday, Mar 19th, 2015
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"Mr. Toda often gave the following guidance:
"'A strong prayer to the Gohonzon is certain to be realised. There are three conditions, however: daimoku, daimoku, and more daimoku!'
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"'The power of daimoku is colossal. It can transform a life imbued with painful karma into one that is like strolling in a beautiful garden, or like a pleasant dream.'
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"'If you chant daimoku with wholehearted determination, you will definitely realise benefit. When you chant in earnest, stray thoughts will fade away and you'll be able to concentrate on succeeding in your efforts for kosen-rufu.'
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"'Firmly resolve not to let yourself be defeated. Fight on, chanting and chanting daimoku. The most important thing is daimoku; it is prayer.'
"Mr. Toda taught us the unerring path of dedicating our lives to kosen-rufu and becoming happy.
"Faith directly connected to Nichiren Daishonin exists within the SGI. The prayer of each member is infused with a vow for the realization of kosen-rufu. We are chanting the daimoku of the Lotus Sutra—the very heart of all the teachings of Buddhism and the eye of all the Buddhas (cf. WND-1, 141)—with unsurpassed faith. Consequently, there is not the slightest doubt that we can overcome all forms of karma and attain a lofty state of life, as if soaring freely through 'the sky of Tranquil Light' (cf. WND-1, 821)."
Learning from the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin: The Teachings for Victory, [64] "The Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra." Faith Is the Foundation for Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
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