Daily Guidance
16th August 2013
Friday
NICHIREN DAISHONIN wrote:
“Though we may experience suffering for a time, in the end we will
savour joy.” (Gosho Zenshu, p1565) No matter what suffering and pain you
may encounter in life’s journey, you can ultimately transform it all
into joy. This is the quintessence of faith.
PRECISELY because our lives are endowed with the world of Buddhahood, it
is possible for us to believe in the Lotus Sutra. And when we summon
forth the power of faith and believe in the Lotus Sutra, we can liberate
the power of the world of Buddhahood inherent in our lives and channel
it into creating value. Our continual practice then enables us to
display the power of the world of Buddhahood all the more strongly.
LIFE is bright and cheerful if you always try to see things in a
positive light, and move in a positive direction. To always moping
around with a gloomy expression on one’s face or with a face set in
lines of complaint and discontentment, or to only do things grudgingly,
without enthusiasm, is a joyless and tedious way of life.
WHEN we speak of showing actual proof, it does not mean we have to try
to put on a show of being in any way more knowledgeable or accomplished
than we are. It is my hope that, in the manner that best suits your
unique situation, you will show proof of validity of this Buddhism by
making steady improvements in your daily life and polishing your
character, and also in your family, place of work and community.
WHEN one prays earnestly to the Gohonzon with a mind of faith, all the
problems occurring in the realities of daily life – that is, the
sufferings arising from the illusions or as the effects of bad karma –
can be perceived as, and actually transformed into, influences leading
to enlightened wisdom and benefit. This great road of happiness lies in
our daily life, based upon faith.
Taken from:http://dailyguidance.blogspot.com
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