Friendship depends on you, not on the other person. What matters is what you put into a friendship, not what you get out of it.
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Daily Encouragement
In the “Record of the Orally Transmitted Teachings,” Nichiren says, “One should regard meeting obstacles as true peace and comfort” (Gosho Zenshu, p. 750). You may wonder how encountering obstacles could be a source of peace and comfort. But the truth of the matter is that through struggling against and overcoming difficulties, we can transform our destiny and attain Buddhahood. Confronting adversity, therefore, represents peace and comfort.
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Daily Quote
Happiness doesn’t exist on the far side of distant mountains. It is within you, yourself. Not you, however, sitting in idle passivity. It is to be found in the vibrant dynamism of your own life as you struggle to challenge and overcome one obstacle after another, as you clamber up a perilous ridge in pursuit of that which lies beyond.
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