🙏ON PRAYER🙏
"There are many elements involved in a prayer being answered, but the important thing is to keep praying until it is. By continuing to pray, you can reflect on yourself with unflinching honesty and begin to move your life in a positive direction on the path of earnest, steady effort. Even if your prayer doesn't produce concrete results immediately, your continual prayer will at some time manifest itself in a form greater than you had ever hoped"
"Even though you practise faith, you may encounter an unfortunate incident. But meeting with misfortune does not mean that your prayer to the Gohonzon will not be answered - your prayer will definitely be answered. You may see something that makes you wonder why it happened, but as you persevere you will later see that everything is moving in a positive direction for your happiness within the protection of MyoHo."
"Why is it that sometimes our prayers seem not to be answered? This is a manifestation of the Buddha's wisdom, so that we can deepen our prayers, become stronger people, live more profound lives and secure deeper, more lasting good fortune. If our slightest prayer was answered immediately, we would become lazy and degenerate. And we could not hope to build a life of great dignity and substance."
"Our prayers are answered only to the extent that we exert ourselves to realize the Buddha's wish for the happiness of all humanity. The Gohonzon (Mystic Law) has no obligation to answer our prayers. It has not asked us to chant to it. We request the privilege of being allowed to pray to the Gohonzon. If we have such a sense of gratitude and appreciation, our prayers will be answered more quickly."
"Determined that "I will change my destiny" and that "I will have my prayers fulfilled", please offer fresh prayers to the Gohonzon everyday and adorn each page of your life with beautiful actual proof of victory."
"There maybe times when you grow impatient and anxious because it seems like your prayers will never be answered. But all prayers that lead to your happiness will definitely be fulfilled. There is absolutely no mistake about this.
Daisaku Ikeda
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