Daily Encouragement

Posted on August 22, 2018 by SGI-USA Austin

It is not a question of your environment or those around you, nor what the organization or leaders may be like. To be swayed by such externals is pointless. It all comes down to one person: you. What matters is that you become a brilliant beacon, shining with joy and happiness, and live your life with confidence and courage. If you shine with a radiant light, there can be no darkness in your life.

Daily Encouragement

Posted on August 15, 2018 by SGI-USA Austin

The first thing is to pray. From the moment we begin to pray, things start moving. The darker the night, the closer the dawn. From the moment we chant daimoku with a deep and powerful resolve, the sun begins to rise in our hearts. Hope–prayer is the sun of hope. To chant daimoku each time we face a problem, overcoming it and elevating our life-condition as a result–this is the path of “changing earthly desires into enlightenment,” taught in Nichiren Buddhism.

Daily Encouragement

Posted on August 14, 2018 by SGI-USA Austin

The German author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) writes that the more one matures, the younger one grows. And certainly there are many people who, as they age, become increasingly vigorous and energetic, more broad-minded and tolerant, living with a greater sense of freedom and assurance. It is important to remember that aging and growing old are not necessarily the same thing.