At times we may find ourselves feeling overwhelmed by work, school and life, in general, even though we try our best to chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and do gongyo daily.
Are we missing something?
Sensei's encouragement:-
Feeling overwhelmed is not necessarily a bad thing, either, because it means you're challenging yourself and expanding your capacity. So rather than viewing your circumstances as though being under water and making a fast retreat to the shallow end of the pool, why not use it as fuel to learn how to swim?
The spirit to sit before the Gohonzon each day and challenge your problems with faith is infinitely respectworthy. What's more, Nichiren Daishonin assures us that no prayer goes unanswered.
SGI President Ikeda once shared this point regarding the importance of chanting with a mind of faith: "It's important to want to sit before the Gohonzon as though going to meet the original Buddha, Nichiren Daishonin, and that our daily practice of reciting the sutra morning and evening and chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo be enjoyable. Bearing these points in mind, what's most important is that you continue in your Buddhist practice throughout life" (Discussions on Youth, p. 232).
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