Daily Encouragement

What is true joy in life? This is a difficult question–and one that has occupied a great many thinkers and philosophers. Joy can quickly give way to suffering. Joy is short and suffering long. Also what passes for joy in society is superficial. It cannot compare with the joy deriving from the Mystic Law. The key then lies in cultivating a state of mind where we can declare without reservation that life itself is a joy. This is the purpose of our Buddhist practice.

from sgi.org

Daily Quote

Happiness is not something far away. It is to be found neither in fame nor in popularity. When you live with integrity, your hearts begin to fill with a happiness as vast as the universe. It’s about being true to yourself and starting from where you are.

from ikedaquotes.org

Daily Encouragement

Forward! Always forward! This is a basic spirit of Buddhism. Nichiren’s teaching is the Buddhism of true cause. We live with our gaze fixed on the future, not hung up on the past. To advance eternally–this is the essence of life and the essence of what it means to be a practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism.

from sgi.org