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Toward A Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings: Words of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

Toward A Hope-Filled Future with the Daishonin's Writings: Words of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

Toward A Hope-Filled Future With The Daishonin’s Writings: Words Of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

When the conditions are right, a seed manifests its inner nature. Even the tallest tree stretching into the sky starts out as a tiny seed—a seed with enormous potential. The seed of Buddhahood, in particular, unfailingly leads to the blossoming of Buddha nature. The seed of Buddhahood, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, grows into the great flower of the

Toward A Hope-Filled Future With The Daishonin’s Writings: Words Of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

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Toward A Hope-Filled Future With The Daishonin’s Writings: Words Of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

Toward a Hope-Filled Future With the Daishonin's Writings: Words of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

Toward a Hope-Filled Future With the Daishonin's Writings: Words of Encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

There is no true happiness other than upholding faith in the Lotus Sutra. This is what is meant by “peace and security in their present existence and good circumstances in future existences.” “Happiness in This World,” WND-1, 681 All who embrace faith in the Mystic Law can cause their lives, which embody the principle of

In these twenty and more years [since first proclaiming my teaching] I have known not an hour, not an instant of peace or safety. Yoritomo fought against his enemies for seven years, but still there were intervals in the hostilities. Yoriyoshi engaged in battle for twelve years, but his trials could hardly have been greater

Toward a hope-filled future with the daishonin’s writings: words of encouragement from Ikeda Sensei

We, the members of the Soka family, are the sowers of seeds. We sow the seeds of the Mystic Law, the supreme seeds of happiness and peace, spreading them far and wide.  Nichiren Daishonin, the Buddha of the Latter Day of the Law, writes, “All the Buddhas of the three existences and the ten directions

Spreading the Brilliant Light of the Daishonin's Writings

Spreading the Brilliant Light of the Daishonin's Writings

Raising children to become people of character is the enduring task of parenthood. And yet, a parent’s efforts may be rebuffed by the children themselves. When this happens, the best of us may feel inclined to scold our kids or to throw up our hands, at a loss as to what went wrong. Ikeda Sensei

Toward a Hope-filled Future With Nichiren Daishonin's Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With Nichiren Daishonin's Writings

Toward a Hope-filled Future With Nichiren Daishonin's Writings

The Lotus Sutra is like the seed, the Buddha like the sower, and the people like the field. “The Essentials for Attaining Buddhahood,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 748 When we tell others about the joy of practicing Nichiren Buddhism, we plant the seeds of Buddhahood in their hearts. We therefore don’t