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Daily Encouragement Corner

A place to share tidbits of guidance and encouragement in faith.

Location: Planet Earth
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ABOUT "TO MY FRIENDS" AND "WORDS OF THE WEEK"

"To My Friends" and "Words of the Week" are published in the Soka Gakkai's organizational newspaper, the Seikyo Shimbun, and are based on President Ikeda's recent guidances gleaned from his speeches, etc. While they are specifically targeted at the Japanese audience (and this is especially noticeable when they refer to the seasons, a particular natural disaster that occurred somewhere in Japan, or the entrance examinations of the Japanese school system), the encouragement and guidance in faith contained therein are universal in spirit and application.

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WOW&TMF MON 13 OCT 2008--Capture hearts through convincing dialogue; remaining free of accidents is the foundation for victory

October 13, 2008 --WORDS OF THE WEEK-- The way to advance kosen-rufu is by meeting people and engaging them in dialogue. Let's capture the heart of each person through one-on-one dialogue brimming...

Tagged: victory, accident-free, prayer, foundation, conviction

Started by Noriann 9 hours ago.

Noriann

TMF SUN 12 OCT 2008--Cultivate adamantine abilities amidst intense struggles

October 12, 2008 --TO MY FRIENDS-- Rigorously live out your lives amidst intense struggles and cultivate adamantine abilities. This is the bona fide way to live. Above is a translation of "To My ...

Tagged: cultivate, rigorous, struggles, abilities, genuine

Started by Noriann 1 day ago.

Noriann

TMF SAT 11 OCT 2008--Let's cheerfully communicate our conviction

October 11, 2008 --TO MY FRIENDS-- With foremost emphasis on dialogue and passion, let's cheerfully communicate our conviction. Let's create tens of thousands of waves of expansion. Above is an u...

Tagged: waves, passion, dialogue, conviction, communicate

Started by Noriann Oct 11.

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Cassy&Erik Comment by Cassy&Erik on August 3, 2008 at 12:46pm
Why didn't I join sooner?! I needed that!
Richard Hanson Comment by Richard Hanson on July 31, 2008 at 6:00pm
"When all is said and done,to have the desire tosit in front of the Gohonzon and chant daimoku is very important.It is an expression of one"s determination to improve oneself. That spirit is important. The spirit is the proof of our humanity, an expression of the noble spirit to accomplish something with our lives" SGI president Ikeda"s speech-at the Twenty-fourth SGI General Meeting.
Aloha2U Comment by Aloha2U on June 18, 2008 at 7:53am
I love Mr. Bunny and his little hat...Thank you for today
Maikeru76 Comment by Maikeru76 on June 3, 2008 at 10:34pm
Daily Encouragement is daily multivitamin!;)

Mike
Sasuman
Linda Comment by Linda on May 18, 2008 at 12:17pm
There have been many daily encouragements that woke me up and was sure needed. :o)))
Linda Comment by Linda on April 26, 2008 at 2:35am
"The underlying difference between someone who is clever and someone who isn't can be imagined as the difference between the top and the bottom side of a line drawn in pencil. It is really insignificant."
by Josei Toda
Linda Comment by Linda on April 22, 2008 at 3:32am
From "The Quotable Nichiren":
"Sharing Buddhism":
One who attempts to propagate the teachings of Buddhism must understand the capacity and basic nature of the persons one is adressing. (WND, p.48)
Linda Comment by Linda on April 6, 2008 at 9:20am
From Daily Wisdom March, 28:
The heart of the Lotus Sutra is its title, or the daimoku, of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Truly, if you chant this in the morning and evening, you are correctly reading the entire Lotus Sutra. Chanting daimoku twice is the same as reading the entire sutra twice, one hundred daimoku equal one hundred readings of the sutra, and a thousand daimoku, a thousand readings of the sutra. Thus, if you ceaselessly chant daimoku, you will be continually reading the Lotus Sutra.

The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, page 923
The One Essential Phrase
Written to the lay nun Myoho on July 3, 1278
Dan (site assistant) Comment by Dan (site assistant) on April 4, 2008 at 9:57am
from Buddhism Day by Day, April 4, p. 116 -

The Flower of the Law blooms within the human being. It shines through our character. The Lotus Sutra is wholly a teaching for human beings. the purpose of religion is to help each person become happy. But even a teaching whose original intent was to promote human happiness may start to restrict people. Even the Lotus Sutra could be used incorrectly to justify discrimination. What is necessary to prevent the danger of such distortion from occurring? It is the disciple's inheritance of the resolute spirit and faith of the mentor to lead people to happiness.
Noriann Comment by Noriann on March 28, 2008 at 5:17am
This is an experience about a very vigorous district chief in Tokyo, in his mid-50s. He apparently always had a weak heart. Well, a little while ago, his heart gave out and he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was hospitalized and underwent immediate surgery. He had only a 1% chance to live....

I have to apologize because my memory is a bit fuzzy and I may not have some of the details exactly right, but here is the gist....
His Sr. Ward Advisor, Mr. T., recently went to visit him in the hospital. He had been in a coma for 17 days and had just come out of it. Mr. T shared with us this morning what this District Leader relayed to him.

Since I don't know his name, let me call him DL. Well, when DL came out of his coma, the first thing that caught his eye was the SGI's tri-colored flag waving gaily out the hospital window, hanging from someone's apartment. DL had been transferred from one ICU room to another--there are 3, and only this particular room had a view of this flag. This whole experience has become a life-transforming event--he really changed his karma.

Before the illness, he had been struggling financially to make ends meet, with a family to support, and I believe 2 children in college. Mystically, toward the end of last year, he had taken out a special life-health insurance that he was able to cash out and receive payments that enabled him to pay his kids' tuition. Also, when he woke up from his coma, his doctors told him that his surviving the surgery and waking up from his coma to talk about it was a virtual miracle. They wanted his consent to use all the medical data and records about his surgery and hospitalization to use as a medical case record. In this regard, they would pay for the entire hospitalization as well as the surgery fee.

DL told Mr. T that the doctors told him he had "died" at least 3 times during surgery. He shared with Mr. T. what he had undergone as life ebbed away. DL said those on the "other side" kept beckoning him to join them. He said it was terribly tempting--it felt so comfortable just to slip away.... Suddenly in his mind, President Ikeda appeared and with his hand held out to DL, said, "Stay and fight together with me (for kosen-rufu)." And DL replied without hesitation, "Yes, I will." And that was when he came out of his coma.

He and his family, all practicing members, are full of appreciation for his extended life and all the benefits they received. They are determined to share their experience, and most definitely "fight" together with Sensei, in our Soka family.

I was so encouraged when I heard this experience!
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