Daily Quote

Posted on May 1, 2016 by SGI-USA Austin

Never for an instant forget the effort to renew your life, to build yourself anew. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway of life itself. This is not an easy task. Indeed, it may be the most severely challenging struggle there is. For opening the door to your own life is in the end more difficult than opening the door to all the mysteries of the universe.

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Daily Encouragement

Posted on April 30, 2016 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 Quote

Posted on April 30, 2016 by SGI-USA Austin

To the extent that we contemplate ourselves and elevate our state of life, we can deepen our understanding of others. Someone who does so is capable of recognizing and treasuring people’s individuality. A person of wisdom tries to invigorate others and bring out the best in them.

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