Daily Guidance
1st August 2013
Thursday
WE practice faith in order to
attain Buddhahood in this lifetime. By persevering in faith throughout
your life you can achieve Buddhahood, the ultimate fruition of human
existence.
WHEN you worship the Gohonzon, the door to your microcosm is opened to
the universe, the macrocosm, and you experience a great, boundless joy,
as if you were looking out over the entire cosmos. You feel great
satisfaction and rejoicing, a great wisdom, as if you held the entire
universe in your palm. The microcosm enfolded by the macrocosm reaches
out to enfold the macrocosm in its own embrace.
IT is fun to win. There is glory in it. There is pride. And it gives us
confidence. When people lose, they are gloomy and depressed. They
complain. They are sad and pitiful. That is why we must win. Happiness
lies in winning. Buddhism, too, is a struggle to emerge victorious.
NO matter how you adorn yourself with the trappings of fame, rank,
academic credentials, knowledge or wealth, if you are impoverished or
bankrupt inside, your life will be barren and empty. What kind of person
are you when all those externals have been stripped away, when you
stand unadorned except your own humanity? Human revolution is the
challenge to change our life at the very core.
NATURALLY, leaders and their families will have their share of problems,
just like other families. There may be illness to deal with or a host
of other areas that need attention. You should not feel the slightest
bit to be ashamed of this. We live in human society and we are an
organization of human beings. As Nichiren Daishonin said, “It is the
heart that is important.” Appearances are inconsequential. Though
various things may happen on our lives, ultimately what matters is our
heart. What matters is our attitude in faith.
Taken from:http://dailyguidance.blogspot.com/
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