Daily Encouragement

Posted on May 3, 2020 by SGI-USA Austin

As direct disciples of Nichiren, we have summoned forth the three powerful enemies of Buddhism. And defeating their schemes and repelling their onslaughts, we have carved out a great path of kosen-rufu. This has been the unrivaled pride of Mr. Makiguchi, Mr. Toda and myself as Soka Gakkai presidents. It is indisputable proof that the Soka Gakkai is the foremost organization in the entire world acting in accord with the Buddha’s will and decree.

Daily Encouragement

Posted on April 30, 2020 by SGI-USA Austin

Nobel laureate Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957) of Chile was well respected as a humanistic educator. Indicative of the great spirit of compassion and caring with which she interacted with her students is her “Teacher’s Prayer”: “Let me be more mother than the mother herself in my love and defense of the child who is not flesh of my flesh. Help me to make one of my children my most perfect poem and leave within him or her my most melodious melody from that day when my own lips no longer sing.” With this same spirit, let us care for and nurture young people.

Daily Encouragement

Posted on April 28, 2020 by SGI-USA Austin

How incredible it is to chant this wonderful daimoku each day! Nichiren writes, “There is no greater happiness for human beings than chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. The sutra [Lotus Sutra] says, ‘The people there [in my land] are happy and at ease’” (MW-1, 161). There is no joy, happiness and ease surpassing what we can attain through chanting daimoku. No matter how much you may pursue the things you love and skip gongyo to have a good time—all such fleeting, worldly pleasures pale beside the deep sense of satisfaction that comes from chanting daimoku.