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The happier we make others, the happier we are, and as long as a single miserable person exists, our own happiness cannot be complete. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 17
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The happier we make others, the happier we are, and as long as a single miserable person exists, our own happiness cannot be complete. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, pp. 17
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Through faith in the Mystic Law, we can develop the ability to change all that is negative in our lives into something positive. We can transform all problems into happiness, sufferings into joy, anxiety into hope, and worry into peace of mind. We will always be able to find a way forward. From The Wisdom
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Everyone has a mission. We were born because we have a mission. That’s why we must live our lives and persevere through all. The Japanese word for mission means to “use one’s life.” For what purpose do we use our lives? For what purpose have we been born in this world, sent forth from the
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We mustn’t avoid those who don’t seem to listen to us or who think differently from us. Part of our practice is learning to work harmoniously with such individuals and gain their understanding and support. This is how our movement as a whole advances and how we grow as individuals. We must strive to be
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The resounding music of our women’s division members’ unceasing efforts fills the air day after day in every community and locale. Truly, they are the driving force of kosen-rufu, and no praise, no matter how eloquent, can fully do them justice. Every day, my wife and I pray earnestly and sincerely that all of these
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Prayer produces a change within our hearts, within the depths of our lives. This profound, intangible inner change does not end with us alone [but inspires a similar change in others]. Likewise, when one community changes, it will not be limited to that community alone. Just as a single wave gives rise to countless others,
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Ultimately, what matters is not worldly power or outward appearances. Rather, it is our efforts to treasure as we would ourselves those who are suffering and those who are making sincere efforts for kosen-rufu. We must never forget that to encourage and care for others in this way is the essence of genuine humanity. From
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When we’re suffering, feeling sad, or experiencing hard times, we should take everything to the Gohonzon with an open heart, like a child who throws itself into its mother’s arms and clings to her. The Gohonzon will “listen” to everything. Let’s chant as if carrying on a conversation, confiding our innermost thoughts. From The Wisdom
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The Daishonin writes, “A Buddha is looked up to as the Hero of the World” (WND-1, 835). A hero of the world is a person who is courageously engaged in the realities of life and society. A Buddha is one who intrepidly battles devilish functions and, manifesting the life force of the world of Buddhahood,
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A powerful determination to transform even negative karma into mission can dramatically transform the real world. By changing our inner state of mind, we can change any suffering or hardship into a source of joy, regarding it as a means for forging and developing our lives. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part
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In addition, when we struggle with and chant about how to share Buddhism with others and to realize our goals for kosen-rufu, we are already expressing the life state of the Bodhisattvas of the Earth. Through such efforts, therefore, we can overcome and solve our individual problems as well. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness
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The crucial point is whether we have faith. We must never make light of the Daishonin’s assertion that “it is the heart that is important” (WND-1, 1000). What matters is not form or a person’s position or wealth. Those who have faith in their hearts are truly happy. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and
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Let’s make our meetings everywhere enjoyable, relaxing, interesting, and meaningful, filled with bright smiles and laughter. The Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the universe are watching over these harmonious gatherings of children of the Buddha, the noblest assemblies in all the world. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 135
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Life and Buddhist practice are like a marathon. You may at times run out front and at times fall behind. But what matters is the final moment at the finish line.The training you undergo in your youth is all for that final, true victory. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised
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I always feel a rising excitement in my heart when the week for discussion meetings comes around each month. I envision the warm light glowing in the windows of meeting places throughout Japan… I wish that I could sit inconspicuously in the back of each room, wholeheartedly applauding and cheering on every speaker. From The
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Nothing is ever wasted in our efforts for kosen-rufu. Abandoning our actions to share the Mystic Law because someone’s reaction disheartens us would be the very opposite of compassion. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 243
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Promoting kosen-rufu isn’t merely about spreading Buddhist ideas and terminology. It means each of us rising to action wherever we are in the world and bravely striving to transform our karma through our practice of Nichiren Buddhism. It is awakening to our noble mission as Bodhisattvas of the Earth and spreading understanding, trust, and joy
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Believe that the boundless life state of Buddhahood resides within you, earnestly chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, and polish your life—this, the Daishonin teaches, is the only way to free ourselves from suffering and delusion. You are all originally Buddhas. Believe in yourself. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 50
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Nothing is stronger than hope. The Mystic Law is a source of eternal hope. People who never lose hope, no matter what happens, are truly happy. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 34
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The heart of the great vow for kosen-rufu and the life state of Buddhahood are one and the same… When we wholeheartedly strive to realize this vow, the “poison” of even the most difficult challenge can be transformed into “medicine” and karma transformed into mission. From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3,