*Faith means focusing on what you as an individual should be doing, what kind of person you should be. It is not something that depends on other people or your environment. It is important to develop self-reliance. Dependence on others only saps your mental strength. Moreover, you are likely to complain and grumble when things don't go the way you had planned or hoped. "I'll just have to do it myself!" -- those who have this spirit are strong.This is the kind of life I am living.*
*In any event, the main thing is not to focus merely on immediate concerns but to look at where you will be in 10 or 20 years in the future. It is also important to think about your eternal selves. If you can do this, I think you will naturally come to understand the significance of faith.*
———SGI President Ikeda
Excerpts from: Soka Times139. 15/4/2002， pg.4
*自己应当如何？从这点出发就是信心，与他人或环境等无关。要创造不依靠别人的自己。依赖别人，心就会懦弱。事情不尽如人意，就会发牢骚。"只能我自己做"下这种决心的人是坚强的。我一直过着这样的人生。*
*总之，不只看眼前，而且要看十年后、二十年后的自己，看永远的自己。若对准这一点，就会自然而然地明白信仰的意义。*
——池田SGI会长
摘自：《创价时报》139.15/4/2002，第4页
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Youth Division, whom I cherish deeply. I call on you, "Uphold the banner of truth and justice! Always be courageous!"
Daily Guidance 2nd April
PRESIDENT TODA once said to me, "Nothing is more frightening than human jealousy. Nothing is more fearful than the evil and destructive forces that reside in the human heart. For that reason, you must become strong. You must live with such conviction that you have no regrets!" I would like to present these words to the members of the Youth Division, whom I cherish deeply. I call on you, "Uphold the banner of truth and justice! Always be courageous!"
FAME, social status, material wealth, knowledge - all are ephemeral and powerless in the face of death's inexorable reality. When we believe in the Mystic Law, we can make the final moment a majestic conclusion to a wonderful life and at the same time a fresh departure for our next wonderful existence, without death being a cause of suffering.
BENEFIT rapidly accumulates in the lives of those who possess a mind of faith that sincerely yearns for kosen-rufu, as if retained in a seamless vessel fashioned of gold. If one does not have a firm mind of faith, however, no matter what efforts one makes, all of one's good fortune will trickle away, as if in a vessel filled with holes.
THE time changes quickly, and what has hitherto passes for common sense soon becomes absolute. Therefore, in promoting kosen-rufu, the wisdom to continually create new value is indispensable. At the same time, you must acquire the wisdom to use fresh and vivid expressions, and make Buddhism live in the context of society.
FOR a person who embraces the Mystic Law, confronting and overcoming great difficulties causes his/her bad karma to manifest and then be eliminated. We should have absolute confidence in the great power of the Gohonzon which enables us to definitely overcome whatever obstacle we may encounter.
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PRESIDENT TODA once said to me, "Nothing is more frightening than human jealousy. Nothing is more fearful than the evil and destructive forces that reside in the human heart. For that reason, you must become strong. You must live with such conviction that you have no regrets!" I would like to present these words to the members of the Youth Division, whom I cherish deeply. I call on you, "Uphold the banner of truth and justice! Always be courageous!"
FAME, social status, material wealth, knowledge - all are ephemeral and powerless in the face of death's inexorable reality. When we believe in the Mystic Law, we can make the final moment a majestic conclusion to a wonderful life and at the same time a fresh departure for our next wonderful existence, without death being a cause of suffering.
BENEFIT rapidly accumulates in the lives of those who possess a mind of faith that sincerely yearns for kosen-rufu, as if retained in a seamless vessel fashioned of gold. If one does not have a firm mind of faith, however, no matter what efforts one makes, all of one's good fortune will trickle away, as if in a vessel filled with holes.
THE time changes quickly, and what has hitherto passes for common sense soon becomes absolute. Therefore, in promoting kosen-rufu, the wisdom to continually create new value is indispensable. At the same time, you must acquire the wisdom to use fresh and vivid expressions, and make Buddhism live in the context of society.
FOR a person who embraces the Mystic Law, confronting and overcoming great difficulties causes his/her bad karma to manifest and then be eliminated. We should have absolute confidence in the great power of the Gohonzon which enables us to definitely overcome whatever obstacle we may encounter.
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