CategoryBuddhist Study

Answer: One of the best things we can offer our children is our example of living a strong, victorious life, basing everything on our ever-deepening faith.

Answer: Find one thing you can appreciate, take action to express appreciation for it, and repeat this each day. Every effort will help expand and enrich your heart.

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series—Installment 76: “On the Treasure Tower”—Awaken to Your Inner Treasure!

“Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs. Slanderers are like barking foxes, but Nichiren’s followers are like roaring lions.” (“On Persecutions Befalling the Sage,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin,vol. 1, p. 997) Background

Answer: Strive to become someone who appreciates what others have done for you, even if you forget what you’ve done for others.

Answer: You can bolster your life force by chanting, treasuring your connections with others and working to create a brighter future.

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series—Installment 75: ‘Letter to the Brothers’—The Soka Gakkai Tradition of ‘Faith for Overcoming Obstacles’

“Whether you chant the Buddha’s name, recite the sutra, or merely offer flowers and incense, all your virtuous acts will implant benefits and roots of goodness in your life. With this conviction you should strive in faith.” (“On Attaining Buddhahood in This Lifetime,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, p. 4) Background Practicing Nichiren Buddhism

Answer: By never abandoning your faith or integrity, you will find a way forward.

Answer: Continue treasuring your parents while developing confidence that your efforts in faith will lead to their happiness.

Answer: Decide: ‘This will not defeat me!’ And make it an opportunity to transform your life.

Answer: You can transform any situation by persisting in chanting, studying and taking action.

“My wish is that all my disciples make a great vow. We are very fortunate to be alive after the widespread epidemics that occurred last year and the year before. But now with the impending Mongol invasion it appears that few will survive. In the end, no one can escape death. The sufferings at that

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series—Installment 74

Answer: Every effort you make to talk with others about Buddhism is a cause for their happiness and yours, so keep trying!

Answer: Because we share deep bonds with the departed, strengthening our lives will lead to their eternal happiness.

Answer: Flip the script. Use the problem as an opportunity to bring out your full potential.

Ikeda Sensei’s Lecture Series—Installment 73

“It is the heart that is important. No matter how earnestly Nichiren prays for you, if you lack faith, it will be like trying to set fire to wet tinder. Spur yourself to muster the power of faith.” (“The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra,” The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, vol. 1, pp. 1000–01) Background One’s

Answer: By chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, we can always find a way forward.